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EDITED WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES, EXERCISES 
AND VOCABULARY 



BY 

MARTIN H* HAERTEL, Ph.D. 

INSTRUCTOR IN GERMAN, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN 



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Copyright, 1908, by 
Martin H. Haertel 



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Er soil dein Herr sein 
W. P. 1 



INTRODUCTION 

Possibly no poet of modern times was more favored 
by fortune than was Paul Heyse. Richard M. Meyer 
characterizes him as the " typical" heir of Goethe ; in 
that his intellectual wealth was not the result of labori- 
ous acquirement, and that he was never compelled to hus- 
band the resources of his literary genius. Outwardly, 
too, he was most favorably situated. His father was a 
philologist of high standing, who provided his son with 
all the advantages of cultured surroundings. Born in 
Berlin in 1830, the future poet and novelist was early 
introduced to the intellectual aristocracy of the Prussian 
capital; at the University of Bonn, where he acquired 
his doctorate at the early age of twenty-two, he became 
the close friend of men who soon made a name for 
themselves in various fields of scholarly activity; when 
he was still a young man, he removed from Berlin to 
Munich, the metropolis of South Germany, where he 
received a warm welcome at the hands of a circle of 
poets and artists under the leadership of Emanuel 
Geibel. At present he is spending the declining years 
of his life at the Gardone Riviera in Italy. 

It was natural that a poet reared under such auspi- 
cious circumstances should early become an unyielding 

3 



4 Sr (oil beiti §crr (ein 

optimist, and an apostle of the beautiful in life. The 
naturalistic school of the last quarter of the century, 
with its strong tendency towards the most unpleasant 
features of realism, exerted only a very slight passing 
influence on his essentially romantic temperament. 
Even in the most unpromising subjects he finds the 
"ineffaceable imprint of nobility"; according to his own 
confession, he was never able to delineate a character 
that did not have some attractive element. 

Heyse has attempted almost every genre of literature, 
not, however, with equal success in each. His lyrics 
show great beauty of finished form, but lack the essen- 
tial qualities that result from the ability of yielding 
completely to the mood of the hour. Much the same 
can be said of his dramas; they are almost perfect in 
form and construction, but the characters are not con- 
vincing realities. Greater success attended his efforts 
in the novel, of which Kinder der Welt (1873) an< ^ I m 
Paradiese (1876) are the best. In these he has pre- 
sented real, living personalities, which impress on the 
reader their naturalness and truth to life. 

But Heyse's greatest strength is shown in the short 
story, of which he has produced enough to fill many 
volumes. The first collection appeared in 1855, and 
was followed by others at short intervals down to the 
last decade of the nineteenth century. Almost without 
exception they reveal the master of this form of narra- 
tive art. Lifelike characters, interesting and attractive, 
— the action centering about some one incident that 



(Sr (oft betti ^err fern 5 

immediately impresses itself on the mind of the reader, 
— all presented in language and style that accommo- 
date themselves to the subject-matter, are combined into 
finished masterpieces that have rarely been equaled. 
Some of them are taken from his Italian experiences, 
for example, DArabbiata and Das Madchen von Treppi, 
but the larger number deal with the scenes of his native 
land with which he was most familiar. The one before 
us, Er soil dein Herr sein, written in. 1873, wnen his art 
of writing short stories had reached its full development, 
gives the reader a picture of life in a small Bavarian 
town not far from Munich, the city in which Heyse 
spent his most productive years. The time is that of the 
Franco-Prussian War, when all Germany was roused 
to a sense of national patriotism such as had never 
been felt before. 

The text for the present edition has been taken from 
the Gesammelte Werke, vol. VI of the Novellen, Berlin, 
1882. The orthography has been revised in accordance 
with the seventh edition of Duden's Orthographisches 
Worterbuch. 



(Er foil bcxn i?err fcin 

£)te 5ftad)t tear fd)on f)ereingebroc()en, unb ber (grgengel 
Sftidjael auf bem SEurmfnopf ber alteti ©tabtftrdEje, ben 
em frommeS alteS ^uttgferdfjen erft.borm ^afyr auf eigene 
Soften Ijatte frifd^ fcergolben laffen, \ai) fo grau unb un* 

5 fdfjeinbar au3, tote ein gang orbincirer 2BetterI)aJ)n au3 
fcerroftetem (gifetu Um btefe ©tunbe regte fid^ fonft in 
ber fleinen batyrifdfjen ©arnifongftabt nur nod) toenig 
ijffentlidjeS Seben, 35te ipauSbater faften beim 58ier, bie 
§au3mittter in ben $tnber* unb ©efinbeftuben batten 

10 fdfjon fyalb baran, ob (ie mdfjt, um Sidjt gu fparen, fyeute 
ein ©tixnbcfjen fritter al% getoofjnltd) gu SBett geljen foltten, 
unb toa$ ettoa nodf) auf bm fparltd) beleudfjteten ©affen 
fyin unb f)er f)uf dfjte ober in ben §au3titren unb bunflen 
9Kaueredfen ftufterte, toar fid) bollfommen be$ 9Mge$ 

15 einer unerlaubten ^adjtfdjtoarmerei betoufct 

2ln bem Slbenb aber, Don bem fyier bie 9?ebe ift, ging 
e3 tro^ ber nadjtfdjtafenben 3 e ^t in §aufern unb ©traften 
fo laut unb tuftig gu, tote e$ befagter (Srgenget, ber ©d)u^ 
patron ber guten ©tabt, and) au$ bm langen ^a^ren 

20 t>or feiner SSergolbung fid) nid)t entfinnen fonnte* Elites 

9. $inber^ unb ©efinbeftuben = $mberftuben unb ©efinbe* 
ftuben. 

16. ging . ♦.. 311, see gugetyen. 

7 



8 @r foil bem §err (cm 

Wlilititt, ba% fyier garntfonierte, gtoei SBataittone ^ttfcm* 
terie unb erne ©d)toabron Sl)et>auleger3, fdjien auf ben 
Semen gu fcin / raffelte mtt ©abet unb ©etoeljr iiber ba$ 
fd)Ied)te ^flafter, fafo in ben 33rauftuben in bitten §au= 

5 fen, aber bunt mit SBiirgera burdjfpidft, beifammen, unb 
e$ gab faum eine §au3tttr, too nicfyt ganj ungefdjeut 
irgenb ein giirtUdjeS ^aar, in eifrige gtotefpradj dertieft, 
gelegentlid) burdj prbareS SBeinen, Sadden ober Stiffen 
bie Jonart feineS 2)uett$ angab, oljne ftd) barum jn 

10 filmmern, baft bie ©liicfs* unb SeibenSgefafyrten redf)t$ 
unb linU fie fatten belaufd)en fimnen, toenn fie nidjt mit 
fid) felbft boffauf gu tun gefyabt fatten, $n atlen §au^ 
fern ttaren bie genfter erleudjtet, fteine $inber faften im 
9tad)trMd)en auf ben Jreppenftufen unb fdjauten bet> 

15 Humbert batb ju bem fommerlidjen ©temenfyimmel l)inauf, 
balb in ba3 fyaftige ©ettrimmel, ba3 fid) befonber3 auf bem 
Sftarftplatj urn bie alte $trd)e fyerumtrieb, unb f)ordf)ten 
bajtoifdjen auf bie Srompeten unb Marinetten ber 9?egi* 
mentSmufif, bie im ©aal be3 9?atf)aufe3 allerlei fd)one 

20 patriottfdje SSeifen jum beften gab* 

Sort fanb nttmltdj ein 2lbfd)ieb3maf)l ftatt, toeld)e3 
bie SSater ber ©tabt bem OfftjierforpS ju 61)ren fceran= 
ftattet fatten. ®er $rieg mit granfreidj toar erflart, 
bie 50iobtlmad)ung§orber bor frtr^em eingetroffen, unb 

25 morgen mit bem frilfyeften fotlte bie (Sifenbafyn atleS, toa$ 
in stoeierlei 2ud) emerging, bie gefamte ©arnifon, fotDte 
bie in (Site fyerangejogenen ?anbtoef)rpfli(f)ttgen nadj ber 
^auptftabt entfiUjren unb bon ba an btn difytin. £)a 

10. See note to 1. 9, p. 7. 21. fanb ♦ . . ftatt, see ftattfhtbetu 



(gr (oil bein §err fein 9 

toafyrfdjeinlid) manner, ber fyeute in fyefter SebenSfreube 
unter guten $ameraben fafs, biefen efyrtoiirbigen ©aal 
nirf)t toteberfefyen unb ben eblen Jranf nidjt toieber foften 
foltte, (0 fteigerte fid) bie ©ttmmung felbft ber Jrageren 

5 unb ©emittloferen liber bie getx>of)nlic^e geftlaune f)inau3 
ju jener fdjimen, ubermtttigen 93egeifterung, too ba$ S3ilb 
be3 3j)be3 alle SBonnen be$ SafeinS erft red^t fteblidj 
mad)t, tt)ctf)renb ber ©ebanfe an ^ftid^t unb (Sfyre, an 
SSatertanb unb gretfyett jebem ein^elnen ba£ %tbm ate ein 

10 geringeS Opfer erfdjeinen lafct 

5Da3 geft Ijatte fdjon feit einer fyalben ©tunbe be= 
gonnen, unb in ber nidjt fefyr grofeen 3 a ^ ^ er ©clabcncn 
fdjlten nod) jtoei, bie fonft eifrig barauf fyietten, liberal! 
babei gu (ein, too e3 bie Sfyre be3 $orp3 gu bertreten 

15 gait: ein ^auptmann don ber ^nfanterie unb ein Unter= 

leutnant t)on ben (SfyetmuIegerS. 3)er @runb, toeSfyalb 

beibe ftdj fyeute berfpateten, toar ein unb berfelbe unb 

gtoar fotgenber. 

3)a3 ftattlidjfte §au3 nadjft bem 9?atf)aufe, ba3 am 

20 SRarfte lag unb fid) t>or ben ubrigen burdj einen gierlid) 
gefdjtoungenen 33atfon im ^Pffttf fyerDortat, geprte ber 
iungen SBittoe eineS alten SftaforS, ber fdjon box bier 
3af)ren geftorben toar unb im $ommanbo ber ©arnifon 
fofort einen <Kad)folger gefunben fyatte, aber nidjt im 

25 Regiment feineS £aufe3 unb im §erjen feiner jungen 

4. fteigerte, see fytnauSftetgern. 
21. ^opffttt. A pedantic pseudo-classic style of architecture; 
so called because, when it was most in vogue — in the eight- 
eenth century — gentlemen wore wigs with queues. 



io @r (oil bcin $err fcin 

gran* 2)te$ toar urn fo tounberbarer, ate jebermann 
touftte tote ba3 fdjone junge SBefen, ate eine blutarme 
SBaife, gang ofyne $Mgung burdf) t^ren toeltflugen 93or= 
munb ju ber (Sfye mtt bem grtlltgen, untoirfdEjen gttnfgtger 
5 iiberrebet toorben toar, fo baft, ate ber Sob fie ettblidj 
Don biefen aufgebrungenen ^flidfjten befreite, nid^t^ nation 
ltdfjer unb lobtidjer getoefen toare, ate toenn fie imter 
tfyren t>ielett 33etoerbern balb eine neue 9Baf)I nad£) ifyrem 
^ergen getroffen ^cttte. ©amtltdfje Dfftgiere ber ®ar* 

io nifon, bie ifyr fdjon bet Sebgeiten be3 erften ©atten g{eic^= 
fam bienftpflicfytfdjutbigft ge^ulbigt fatten, beftirdfjteten nur 
ba3 eine, bafc fie nadf) bem Jrauerjatjr ifjr §au3 berfaufen, 
btn ©taub ber fteinen ©tabt Don tfyren gierlidjen giifedjen 
fdfjittteln unb nad) SDWindfjen gieljen module, urn bort ba$ 

15 ?itf)t ifyrer blitfyenben 3^genb toetterfyin leud)ten ju laffen, 
ate e3 auf btn ^afinoballen unb ©ilettantenfongerten 
be$ ^rotrinjnefteS gefcfjefyen fonnte. ©ie fatten ftdf) aber 
alle getaufdfjt ©ie junge SBittoe fdfjien tote manner 
grofee Wlam unb mandEje fdfjone grau ben SBa^Ifprud^ 

20 Safari ertoafytt gu fyaben: „8ieber ber erfte in einent 
£)orf, ate ber gtoeite in $toml" ©ie felbft fiiljrte gtoar 
ate ©runb tljreS 3)ableiben3 an, baft fie fur bie 9?efibenj 

• nidfjt toofjlfyabenb genug feL 2Ba3 ber 9KaJor tf)r fjinter* 
laffen, erlaube tfjr in ber fleinen ©tabt bel)aglid(j unb 

25 fogar mit einigem tiberftuft gu leben; in yjlun<$)tn toitrbe 
e3 tbtn nur ju ben $arneuatetotletten auSretdfyen. £)enn 
3?au$ unb ©arten mOd&te fie bodfj nidfjt gu fef)r unter bem 

14. SDftindjen, the capital of Bavaria. 
24. Supply fyabe after fyinterlaffen. 



@r foil bein Sjtxx fetn n 

SBert berfaufen, unb bie 3etten feten nun etnmat jur 
borteitljaften SBeraufterung liegenber ©riinbe rttd^t bie 
gimftigften, 
3n Srtoartung befferer ©elegenfyett alfo fufyr fie fort, 

5 ba% §au£ gang allein nut ifyrer atten $od(jin, einem 
8aufmabcf)en unb bent ©iirtner, toeldfjer S3urfd^e bet bent 
9JJaior getoefen tear, gu betoofynen, bann unb toann Heine 
gefeltige Unterljaltungen barin ju beranftalten, — teite un- 
gemifdfjte J?affee3, tettS gemifdfjte, au3 9ttanntem unb 2Beib= 

10 letn borficfyttg jufantntengefe^te Jeegefetlfcfjaften, toobei fie 
fidfj, trolj ber 2Irgu3augen ber toeibltdjen ©ferfudjt, fo Hug 
unb mufterfyaft betrug, baft man ifyrem einfamen Seben 
ntd()t ba3 ©ertngfte nadfjreben fonnte. §odf)ften3 gudften 
einige alte ^ungfem bie Sld^fettt unb erflarten, fie fei eine 

15 Mte, fetbftftidjtige, fofette ©flange, eine 2Irt Sorelei, ber 
e$ ein diet grofeere^ 33ergnitgen macfye, ant ^elfen ifyrer 
Unnafybarfeit „©djtffer unb $al)n" gerfdfjelten gu feben, 
al$ einen ^ttbfc^ert, braben, tierliebten ^ungen mit ifyrer 
§anb ju begtiidfen. SBurbe fie felbft Don tooljltoollenben 

20 greunbinnen gerabeju befragt, ob fie ettoa eine gefyeime 
unglitcfltdfje £tebe fyege, ober au$ fonft einem ©runbe ba3 
©eltibbe etniger SBtttoenfcfyaft getan Ijabe, fo erHarte fie 
etnfadt), bie Xtyrannet, bie fie in ifyrer erften (Sfye erlttten, 

9. The use of the diminutive gives a jocular effect; it had 
best remain untranslated. 

15. According to the legend, the Lorelei sat on a cliff on the 
banks of the Rhine, and so charmed passing sailors with her 
song that they neglected the course of the boat and were wrecked 
in the rapids. The legend is the theme of a well-known lyric 
by Heinrich Heine. 



12 (Sr foil bein $err fern 

ba tf)r 9)?ann feme ©etoofynljeit, gu fommanbieren, t>on 
ber ©tabtgarnifon auf feme junge grau itbertragen, Ijabe 
ifyr cm fitr allemal em 93erl)altni3 berleibet, in toelcljem 
ba3 @ebot ber 33tbel: „er foil betn §err fein" auf ba$ 
5 fdjnobefte miptaudjt unb iibertrieben toerben fonne* Slfte 
bie gartlidjen v§>erren in Uniform unb ^btl — benn audf) 
ba% gauge ?anbgerid^t lag if)r gu 5^fe en — beteuerten 
tf)re Untertoitrfigfeit unb ritterlicfje ©elbftberteugmmg nur 
barum fo etfrig, urn Ijernadj befto iibermittiger ben ^errn 

io gu fpielen, toenn bte 2lngebetete bom Slltar gum fyiiuS* 

lichen v£>erbe fymabgefttegen feu ©ie aber tootle tfyre eigene 

v^errin bleiben unb gu ben feltenen SBeifpielen gefjoren, 

baft and) einmal ein Sftenfd) burdf) @d)aben flug getoorben, 

Dtcfc ©runbfaije, fo bcrniinftig fie flangen, nafym 

15 natiirlid) niemanb fiir ernft, toeber bte guten grauen, 
bie eine foldje Sfyaraftergrofte al3 eine franffyafte unb 
ungtoeifelfyaft boriibergefjenbe Saune betradjteten, nod) bie 
manntidje 33ebolferung be6 ©tabtdjenS, bie beS ©laubenS 
lebte, toenn ber 9?edE)te fomme, toerbe fid) ba$ fdjon geben, 

20 Unb ba md)U Ijinberte, baft fid) einfttoeilen jeber gutraute, 
biefer 9?ec^te gu fein unb nur nod) eine Heine ^robegeit 
burdjmadjen gu mitffen, bi§ feme 93erbienfte ba$ fprobe 
<§>erg ertoeid)ten, fo fatten in biefen leljten bier ^ai)xtn 
3it)il unb SDttlitar einen eifrigen SBettlauf nadj ber @unft 

25 ber fdjonen grau gefyalten, ofjne baft einer fid) tubmen 
fonnte, bem £&U nafjer gerudft gu fein. 

9?ur bie oben ertoafynten gtoet toaren in iiingfter £tit 
alien iibrigen um eine 99?ann3lange borauSgefommen, 
toenn fie audj toieberum untereinanber eiferfitdjttg bar* 



(Sr [oil bein §err fein 13 

itber marten, baft fetner fid) nur urn bie 93rette einer 
3>genflinge eineS 23orfprung3 ritfymen fimnte. 8litd^ 
f)ietten ifyre fefyr berfdjiebenen 2lnfpriidE)e emanber fo jtem^ 
ltd) bte SBage, 3)er <§>auptmann, gtoar fd?on em ange= 
5 fyetiber 93iergiger, toar bodf) nod), bi3 auf etttett bebenfiidjen 
Slnfa^ jur $orpuleng, em ftattltd^er 9Mann, mit fanften, 
t)eild)enblauen Slugen unb etttem fyetlblonben ©djnurrbart, 
bei all femen $ameraben unb Untergebenen beltebt, toetl 
er, tt)te man fagte, bte gute ©tunbe felbft ttmr, and) bon 

10 angefefyener gamtlie unb toofylfyabenb* 9?ebenbei fptelte 
er fur etnen ©tlettanten gang artig gagott, toobei er 
nur leiber ungetoofynltd) ftarf tranfptrierte, befftft fid) in 
(etnen bienftfreien ©tunben ber S3tlbung unb befaft in 
feiner 93tbliotl)ef bte famtltdjen SBerfe §acflanber3* 3)a 

15 fein 93ormann nad)ften3 penfiontert toerben follte, tear 
if)m ber 9Wafor and) ofyne ben $rieg fo gut rote gettrift, 
fo ba$ eine $D?aj(or3tt)ittrje, bte if)tn ifjre §anb reid)te, 
einer ©egrabation fid) nid)t auSgefeijt fjatte, 3)iefe feine 
2lnfprud)e fd)ienen fo gegrimbet, ba$ famtlid)e altere imb 

20 fttfylere 33etoerber bor tfym guriicftraten* ©agegen fanben 
bie jimgeren, baft gegen feinen 9?it>alen, ben Unterleutnant 
Don btn Sf)et)auteger3, [e^roer aufgufommen feu ©iefer 
tnar ein junger, etoaS (eid)tferttger, aber fefyr lieben3= 
toitrbtger 33aron, tollfitfjner 9?eiter, brtllanter Janger, 

25 paffabler 93ariton unb untmberftefyttdjer (groberer toeib^ 

14. Hacklander wrote a large number of barrack -room stories 
and military adventures. The mention of his name is of course 
a sarcastic allusion to what the captain considered the height 
of „93ilbimg." 



14 @t (oil bein §crr (cm 

tidier £ergen, ©aft bic fcfjone junge ©elbftfyenfdjerm bcr 
ffeinen ©tabt gegen (o Die! 2Serbien(tc filt)l blteb, fjatte 
ben (eljr (elbftbetouftten iungen §errn nad£) unb ttact) git 
(oldfjer Seiben(d^aft entflammt, ba$ er nod) mefyr ©dfjulben 
5 unb tolle ©tretdje ate (onft mad()te, urn bie Slufrtd^ttgfett 
feiner ©efiifyle gu betoeifen, unb (einem etngigen ^fteben* 
bugler lieber gefyn* ate einmal ben §ate gebrodjen ptte, 
toenn ntd)t ber $ftefpeft t)or bent SSorgefeijten unb bie 
ftille tibergeugung, ein fo bider Sftenfd) fonne ifym nidjt 

10 im @rn(t gefafyrttdfj (ein, tfyn in ©djranfen gefyalten 
fatten. 

J)ie fdpne $altfinnige — e$ ift tooljl enblidj ,3eit ju 
fagen, baft fie SRofamaria f)teft — tteft fid) ate baS ber= 
toijfynte J?inb, ba3 fie toar, aud() bie(e §ulbigungen rote 

15 dtva$ ©elbftderftanblidjeS gefaften, oI)ne (ie gu ermuntern, 
nod) aud) gang gu entmutigen. (§3 belu(tigte (ie, gu 
beobad)ten, tote bie beiben fel)r &erfd()iebenen 93etnerber 
einanber im ©dfjadf) I)telten; toenn ber iunge fyeute mit 
einer Sarttonarie fid) urn fie bemitf)te, gab ber altere 

20 morgen unfefylbar ein gagottfongert an il)rem Jeetifdf) 
gum beften; galoppterte ber 93aron an il)rem 33alfon &or= 
bei unb tiberreidfjte ifyr, of)ne angufyalten, einen gierlid)en 
93lumenftrauft, fo fdfyoft ber ^attptmann, ber ein eifriger 
3ager toar, ein paar 9?ebl)id)ner, bie er tfyr in bie $iid(je 

25 fd)tdte, ate eine garte ftjmbolifd^e Slnbeutung, baft er, 
toenn aud) fein grilling abgeblitl)t, bod) toof)I bie folibere 
unb nal)rl)aftere 3 u ^ un ft ^ r i u bieten Ijatte. 

7. Compare note to 1. 9, p. 7. 
21. gatoppterte, inverted order to denote condition. 



Sr foil bein §err fein 15 

2)ie iunge $rau [tellte bte 331umen in 2Baffer,lieJ3 ftd) bte 
dttbi)u^nn braten, gijnnte aber aufter einem freunbltdjen 
8&d)eln fetnem iljrer beiben fitter einen ©anf, ber ju 
grofceren §offmtngen beredjtigt fjatte* %ud) an jenem 

5 Slbettb dor bcm 2lu3ntarfd(), too beibe tote t)erabrebet in 
ber gleidfjen Sftinute ifyren 2tbfd()ieb3befud) marten, Jeber 
in ber §offnung, ba£ geft im 3?atf)au3 toitrbe ben anbern 
abfyalten, U)m audfj bieSntal ben 9?cmg abjulaufen, Der^ 
ntodjte bie iibltd)e toetdfje ©tintntung be3 ©d)eiben3 gran 

10 SRofamaria ntd£)t jn einem toarnteren Jon gegen einen 
ber beiben Ijmjureifeen* SBtelnteljr fdjien fie nod) fdjal!> 
Rafter nnb fpottluftiger ate fonft* 3)en §auptmann bat 
fte, ifyr red)t genane ©dfytadjtbertcfjte ju fcfyicfen, nnb ben 
jnngen 93aron, fid) nacf) bent (Stnjug in ^arte ju erhtn* 

15 bigen, toeldje SD^obiftin gerabe bie gefudjtefte fei* UbrtgenS 
(ei e§ gar nid)t galant, ba$ bie §erren gtoet £age bor 
tfjrent ©eburtetage fid) berabfcfyiebeten, nnter bent nidj* 
tigen 53ortoanbe, ba$ SSaterlanb retten ju miiffen, toafyrenb 
bent einen bod) nnr ba3 2lt>ancement, bent anbern bie 

20 gjtyfterten Don ^arte borfd)toebten, 2Iuf biefe ©djerje 
anttoortete ber §auptntann rttit treufyerjigen 53eteuerungen 
feiner fur ba3 SSaterlanb unb feine ©ante gleidE) untoan^ 
belbaren ©efuljle unb bat fid) ate SImutett eine Socfe bon 
ifyrent §aar au3. ©ein junger 5^ebenbnf)Ier tierfprad), 

25 alte ©rifetten gur Skr^toeiftung ju bringen burdj bie 
©dfjtlberung beutfdjer 9?eije, unb bentadjtigte fidj, ofyne 
toeiter ju fragen, einer roten $ratoattenfd)leife, bie er auf 
bent §ergen gu tragen berfpradj, ate unfidjtbareS 33anb 
Don 2lmor3 (Sfyrenlegion, gran 9?ofamaria brofyte tljnt 



1 6 @r [oil beirt §err fetn 

lacfyelnb mit bent ginger imb gitig bann, ifyrem fcerftan* 
bigeren 21nbeter (einen dtel fiifyneren SBunfd) ju erfiillen* 
2Mb barauf tarn fie mit einem fleinen 9J£ebatllon juriid, 
ba$ tint 8ocfe entf)iett, bie ber toacfere bicfe Slnbeter, liber 

5 unb liber bor greube errotenb, fofort in feiner 33rufttafd)e 
berbarg, olme dormer bie garbe be3 ,§>aare3 mit ben Socfen 
ber fcfyimen ©eberin ju fcergleicfyen, ®a e3 bie fyocfyfte 
3eit toar, auf ba3 $Ratf)au3 ju get)en, beurlanbten fid) 
beibe gum leljtenmal unb (tiegen gtemticf) tooljlgelaunt, ba 

10 jeber fid) fiir ben fyeimlid) 93egiinftigten fjielt, nebenein* 
anber bie Jreppe l)inunter* 

©ie blicften unten auf ber ©trafte gleidjjeitig nad) bem 
S3alfon fytnauf, in ber §offnung, bie ©ante ifyreS §er$en3 
toerbe itytn nod) fo toctt al3 mogltd) mit ben 2lugen ba% 

15 ©eleit geben. Slber bie j[unge grau, fobalb fie ftd) allein 
faf), Ijatte einen tiefen ©eufger getan, toie Jemanb, ber 
eben einen lafttgen 3^ an 9 abgefd)ltttelt f)at, unb tear 
barauf burdj eine §intertreppe in ben ©arten f)inabge= 
gangen, too nad) ber ^ulifyi^e be3 JageS bie SBlifc^c unb 

20 93dume fid) eben ju berfiifylen begannen. 

9Bie fie nun gang allein burd) bie ©fatten Ijintoanbelte 
unb ben 9?ofen= unb 9?ad)tt)iolenbuft einatmete, babei fern 
liber ben 99?arlt fyerliber „23a3 ift be3 ©eutfc^en 23ater= 
lanb?" unb „£>etl unferm $imtg, £>eit!" blafen tyxtt, 

25 befcfjlid) fie eine fdjtoermlitige ©ttmmung, eine Unluft an 
ifyrem ?eben unb eine £>ergen3einfamfett, bafe ity bie 
Jranen in bie Slugen traten, Sty jtoecf^ unb lieblofeS 

23. Two popular German patriotic songs. 
27. 3tt)e(f= unb IteblofeS, see note to 1. 9, p. 7. 



@r foil bein §err fein 17 

3fn*ben*£ag4tnemleben ^ ar ^ r ™ e \° etnpftnbltd) ge= 
toefen al3 tbm \t%t, too fie an gar ntdfytS einen redden 
SIntetl nafym, tr>eber an benen, bte in3 gelb gogen, nod) 
an benen, bie gn ^aufe blieben; fie fyatte beinafye 8nft, 

5 mit 93aterlanb unb $ontg jn fdjmolten, toeil jeljt alle 
SBelt mit grower (Srregung t)on nid)t3 anberem fpradf) nnb 
felbft einer fo reijenben inngen gran bie le^ten SSerefyrer 
abtriinnig tonrben* Unb ba% follte nnn rt>er toetft tale 
lange fo fortgefjen nnb fie an£ ifyrem fttlten, entlegenen 

o SBinM in ben SBeltlarm fytniiberfyordjen, toie ein $inb, 

ba% am getertag ba3 3^ mmcr fyuten mu 6 un ^ m & Srger 

nnb 9Mb feine $ameraben branften larmen fyijrt, nnter 

benen e3 fonft bie erfte 9Mle gefpielt fyat 

3nm erftenmal feit langer £tit ftetlte fid) ba$ ©efil^I 

5 eineS Mangels bei ifyr ein* ©ie fyatte Je^t mit ber gran 
ober S3rant eineS biefer Offigiere tanfdjen mogen, benen 
ber 9lbfd)ieb fretltdj fcfytoerer tourbe, bie aber bodfj mit 
bolter ©eele mitten in ber groften 3 e ^t ftanben, @3 
bdmmerte bie Sl^nnng in ifyr anf, baft toer nid)t3 Derlieren 

io fann, and) nicfyts toaljrljaft befit^t, nnb ba$ fie anbererfeit$ 
biel jn inng fei, nm fidf) btoft fo im groften nnb gangen 
„an$ 93aterlanb, an£ tenre, angnfdjtieften," ofyne babel 
einem feiner ©ijfyne inSbefonbere ifyre Ciebe nnb 2lngft, 
ifyre ©orge nnb ©efynfndjt gnjntoenben, 

$n biefen ©ebanfen tandf)te ifyr plo^ltd^ ba3 33ilb 
etneS feit $at)x nnb Jag Skrfdjotlenen toieber anf, mit 
bem fie nicfyt gerabe in ber beften grennbfdjaft an3einan= 
bergefommen toar. @3 mar ein innger 93ilbljaner, ber 

16. tnogen, old, strong form of the participle. 



18 ©r [oil bein §err fern 

in ber ©tabt 23ertt>anbte fjatte unb and) fonft, ba ityn 
al3 SanbtoefyroffijierSafptrant feme 3)ienftpflid)t f)terf)er 
fiifyrte, aftjafyrlidf) einmal fid) fefyen gu laffen pftegte, ein 
fefyr talentbofter, toacferer unb fdjmudfer 9#enfcf), ber 

5 burdf) feme $unft, jumal in ber 3?oIgbilbf)auerei fur 
$trd£)en, Ijinlanglidf) dlufym unb @elb ju getoinnen anfing, 
urn nadjgerabe and) an3 ^eiraten benfen gu biirfen, ©a 
er aber ein ^aar tiertoofynte Slugen im $opfe fyatte, toar 
ifym t)on alien toeiblidjen SBefen im ©tabtd^en femes ge= 

10 fafyrlidE) getoorben, aU nur bie funge 935ittr>e, biefe aber ber= 
geftalt, baft [eine Seibenfdfjaft after JHugfyett fpottete unb 
er e3 nid)t nur bafjin bradjte, baft fein @efyeimni3 in after 
Seute SKauler fam, fonbern ba$ and) bie fcfjime gran, 
obtoof)! fie bem fyiibfdfjen 9ftenfdjen fjeimlid) fefyr geneigt 

15 toar, ifym iljr §au3 berbteten muftte, ba er bie ladder- 
licfyften ©djmoft^ unb (£tferfud)t3fgenen ofyne eigentlidfjen 
@runb ober fidjjereS 2lnred£)t bom £annt bradf), 9ftef)rmal$ 
fyatte fie tfym ladtjenb gefagt: er toitrbe ber Seijte fein, 
fie ifyrem lebigen ©tanbe abtritnnig gu madden, ba feine 

20 Siferfudfjt fie in einen £urm mit fieben ^forten einfperren 
tolirbe, um felbft al$ ©rad^e fie barin gu bettmdjen. 

©0 toar er ba£ leijte S0?al nad) einer ftiirmifdjen ©jene 
auf 9?immertrneberfef)en auf unb babon gegangen, unb 
fie glaubte ft)n toirflid) berloren unb — bergeffen ju fyaben, 

25 35a ftanb ptefcltd) feine fdjlcmfe ^igur, fein feurige£ unb 
bod) treufjerjtge$ fcfjttarjeS 2Iuge, fein £odfenf)aar unb bie 
f)iibfdje, tro^ig reuedcfte 9D?iene, mit ber er tfjr ©djetten an* 

2. The militia was summoned to drill once a year. 
8. Note difference between tyaax and paar* 



(gr foil betn §err fetn 19 

gufyoren pftegte, leibfjafttg Dor tfyr, unb eine ©timme fprac^ 
gu tljr, ba^ fie boc^ toof)l unrest getan, biefen pradljtigen 
Sftenfdjen fo lange ju entmutigen, SBie e3 ofter, ate man 
benft, ju gefcfjefyen pftegt, toar cin $etm Don gartlicfjer 

5 ^eigung ifyr unbetoufet im ttcfftcn ©runbe ifyrer ©eele ju^ 
riicfgeblieben, ber nnn anf etnmal, Don ber einfamen S^ac^t^ 
ftille, bent fdjtoiilen 33lumenbuft unb ifyrer ©d£)toermut 
ange^auc^t, rafdj auftufprteften unb in bie {QSfyt ju toadfjfen 
begamt unb, efye fie ftdjs Derfaf), tljr ganjeS §erj au^fttHtc* 

o ©ie erfdjraf ein Dsenig, ba fie e£ inne ttmrbe, aber im 
nttd)ften Slugenblicf toar tljr bte$ tounberfame Slufbliifjen 
iljre3 ^erjenS fo [life unb toonntg, baft fie an bem ©itter, 
toeldjeS bie ^intertiir be3 ©artenS btlbete, ftefyen blieb, bie 
©tint unb bie fyeiften Sippen gegen bie (Sifenftabe brltdte 

5 unb mit gefd)toffenen Slugen, bie §anbe liber ber SBruft 

gefreugt, fid) ber ganj neuen unb glucffeltgen (Smpfinbung 

iiberlieft, einen 9flenfd)en ju totffen, ben fie entbefyrte unb 

mit taufenb ©efynfudjtegebanfen in ber gerne fuc!)te, 

©ie Ijittte and) ungeftort f)ier bie fyalbe ^adfyt fo fort= 

20 traumen fonnen, ba ber ©arten auf eine obe ©affe miinbete, 

toare ntcfyt dtva% gefd^e^en, ba$ tt)ie ein SBunber auSfat) 

unb bie alte ©age Don ber SBirhmg gartttdfjer ©ebanfen 

in bie $ erne beftdttgte, 3)enn ptoijttdE) Ijorte fie einen 

leidjten, rafc^en Sftannerfdfjritt fidf) nitljern, unb ate fie in 

25 frofyer Sefttlr^ung bie §lugen offnete, fafy fie bie toof)lbe= 

fannte ©eftatt eben beSjentgen, ben iljre ©efynfudjt Ijer* 

beigen)iinf(^t,inbemf)ellbunflen@aj3d^en Ijeranfommen unb, 

gleidjfalte freubig erfdjredenb, an bem ©itter fte^en bleiben, 

5. tljr. Ethical dative; leave untranslated. 



20 @r foil bein §err fern 

@ie begritfeten fid^ beibe, tote man benfen fann, mtt 
gtemitd) ungefdjtcften SBorten; ber jnnge Sftann aber, ber 
em Mangel unb einen breiten ^iinftlerfynt tmg, fdjien, 
obtooljl er fyier ttrie ein gnd)3 ben 3lanbenfd)lag umfdjlei* 

5 djenb ertappt toorben toar, bennod? nnbefangener, a(3 bie 
fdjBne junge gran, bie tfjn fritter am fleinen ginger 
gelenft f)atte* $n einer 2lrt ftiirmifd) begeifterter §aft 
erjafylte er, toa3 ifyn fyieljer gebradjt $n Socmen, anf 
einem altfitrftlidjen ©d)loffe, f)abe er feit trielen Sftonaten 

ro an ber 2tu3fd)mucfung eineS ©aa(3 nnb einer §an3fapelle 
gearbeitet, abgefefyieben t)on alter SBelt, ba bie 3^tnngen 
nnregelmaftig, bie ^oft nnr breimal in ber SBodje bnrd) 
einen gnpoten $n ifym gelangten. 3)a3 ©djretben, ba3 
ifyn jn [einer $ompagnie einberief, fyabt er nur bnrd) 

15 einen £u\all Dor bem ©djicffal gerettet, an3 ber offenen 
Za\d)t be3 93oten, ber fid) am ©djlofettmtl niebergetegt, 
nm feinen 9?anfd) anSgnfdjlafen, in ben SBaffergraben 
fytnabjngteiten. ©0 aber fei er 3?at3 iiber $opf aufge= 
broken, nnb ba er bei ber nadjften $renjnng ber 33al)nen 

20 ben 2lnfd}Itt& derfefylt, in einem (Sinfpanner, ben er 
gemietet, ben iibrigen mit ®ampf beforberten JJameraben 
nacfygefafyrem 9lnn fei er frof), nod) gerabe jnr redjten 
3eit angefommen gn fein, nm morgen friil? beim 21113= 
marfd) nid)t $n fef)len, 3)enn bie£ fei einmal eine ©ad)e, 

25 ber {eber gnte 3)entfd)e mit grenben 23Iut nnb Seben 

24. ©adje. The cause was the old-time rivalry between the 
Germans and the French, brought to a head at this time (1870) 
by the attitude of the French in the matter of the succession of 
a German prince to the Spanish throne. 



(£r foil bem §err fein 21 

opfere, unb baft e3 §anb in §anb unb ©gutter an 
©coulter mtt alien beutfdjen 23riibern uber ben W)tin 
gefje, felje bem feftlicfjen ©efiiljle bie $rone auf. 

@r fprad) nodfj eine SSetle in biefem ©inne fort nnb 
gertet babet in foldjeS geuer, baft er ben $ut abnal)m, ate 
ob er bie lobembe ©tut unter ber ©tint berbampfen laffen 
mitffe. ©ie bemerfte bafc er nod) die! fyiibfdjer getoorben 
tear, ate er ifyr im ©ebadjtnte ftanb, unb sugletd) fdfjiirte 
[eine S3ereb(amfeit, bie einjig bem SSaterlanbe gait, bie 

10 berftofytene 9^eigung in ifyrer S3ru[t gu feller (Siferfud^t. 
(§3 freue fie, berfe^te fie fdfjembar gelaffen, bafc er fo 
f)oc^f)ergtge ©efmmmgen fyege, unb fie tniinfc^e ifym ©ieg 
unb @IM unb fage ifym nun gute yiafyt, urn ifjn nidjt 
langer aufjufyalten, ba er bodfj nur au3 SSerfe^en \f)x t)ier 

15 begegnet fei. — Sarin irre fie, ftotterte, nun toteber 
befangener, ber iunge Sftann. ^toar *) a & e er nidjt gu 
Ijoffen getoagt, baft er fie fefyen toerbe, am ttenigften ba$ 
iljm, nadf) ber graufamen 2lrt, tt>te fie tljn berabfd^iebet, 
ein fo freunbtidfyeS ©efpracl) mit tfyr bergonnt toerben 
follte. §lber — ba leiber fein ©efuljl fur fie gang ba3 
alte geblieben unb audj fd^toerltd^ j[e fidfj ctnbem toerbe — 
fei e3 tfym 33ebiirfnte getoefen, mdfyt tn3 gelb gu jie^en, efye 
er toenigftenS ba% §au3 unb bm ©arten toteber gegriiftt, 

2. alien. This was the first time in history that all the 
German kingdoms and principalities joined forces against a for- 
eign foe. The greatest result of this unanimous action was the 
proclamation of the united German Empire at Versailles, in 
1871, immediately after the war was brought to a victorious 
conclusion. 

18. Supply auxiliary fycttte after berctbfdjtebet. 



22 (gr foil betn §err fern 

too er (o btel (dig unfelige ©tunben tiertebt ^abe» £)arum 
(ei er Ijinten fyerumgefdjltdjen, baft niemanb ifyn erfennen 
module, efye er bie^ fttlle Stbfd^teb^feft gefetert 
2113 f)terauf feme Slnttoort Jam, baS geliebte SBefen 
5 aber and) nid)t t>om ©itter juriicftrat, um nid)t3 mefir 
badon 311 fyoren, (onbern tfyr fc^one^ §aupt, ftiff auf bie 
Sruft gefenft unb don bem bunflen ^aar umfloffen, ifyn 
im ^roftl fefyen Iteft, tourbe er ftifyner unb trat (0 btdjt 
an bie (Sifenftabe fyeran, baft fie jufammenfufjr unb }e^t 

10 fretlid) einen ©djritt guriicftrat (Sr ftefyte aber fo fjerslic^, 
tfyn anjufyoren, baft fie nidjt toeiter fortging, fonbem iljn 
ruljig reben tieft* SBie oft, beteuerte er, fjabe er feine 
§i^e unb tctd^erlic^e §eftigfeit bereut, fid) liber feine 
ttyrannifdje Siferfudjt geargert unb fid) gugefdjtooren, toenn 

15 ba$ ©lltcf if)n je @nabe bei iljr finben laffe, nie toteber in 
ben alien gefyler gu derfaften, Slber ie^t fei e3 nun 
freittdj ju fpctt* Sine ©thnme rufe ifym ju: er toerbe 
au$ biefem $riege nid)t juriidf fefyren. SBenn fie nun — 
unb f)ier jog ber treufyerjtge Sftenfd) mtt ber ©df)lauf)eit 

20 aller S3erliebten red)t toofylbebadjt ba3 riifyrenbfte SRegifter 
— toenn fie nun nidjt gar don ©tein unb (Srj toare, miiffe 
fie fid) ertoeidjen laffen unb i^n toemgftenS derfofjnt unb mit 
einem ©djimmer don £>offmmg, fur btn gall feiner fieg^ 
retdfjen SSteberfe^r, btn geuerfdjliinben entgegenfdjidfen. 

25 3)ie junge grau, t>on ber totr ttiiffen ba^ fie burcfjauS 
feinen ©tein unter ber linfen Sruft trug, befann fid) ein 
SBeilc^en unb fagte bann mit lieblid) fdjudjtemer ©timme, 
toie fie tfyr feuriger greunb nie t)on i^r gefjort fyatte, baft 

28. fie refers to ©ttmme. Do not translate. 



(Sr (oil betn §err fein 23 

feme Siebe unb Sreue fie fretlidj nid^t ungerttljrt laffe, 
unb baft fie e3 fid) etoig gum 23ortourf madden toiirbe, 
toemt fie il)n \t%t of)tie Jeben Xxo\t berabfd^iebete* SIber 
in galten, roo ein ganged Seben auf bem ©ptel ftet>e, 

5 miiffe man fid) jufammennefymen unb moglid)ft bernimftig 
fyanbeln* ©ie toolle tf)m nur geftefyen, ba$ fie gerabe 
borfyin an tl)n gebad)t unb red)t empfunben f)abe, tote 
teuer er tfyr fei, unb tote fie ftd) ein Seben mit tfym tao^I 
toimfdjen fonne, toenn cr feine fyerrifdjen Saunen giigeln 

10 lerne, 3)enn obtt>of)l fie burd)au3 nicfyt eitel unb gefalt* 
fiidjtig fet, Knne unb toolle fie e£ bod) bei after eljeUdfjen 
£reue nid)t anberS, ate ba$ fie unter 9Wenfd)en fortleben 
unb biefem ober jenem nod) gefallen biirfe* $f)x erfter 
@atte fyabe tfjr JungeS ?eben elenb gemad)t burd) feine 

15 folbatifdje ©trenge* SBenn fie einem Wlamt \t%t mit 
freiem (Sntfdjiuft bie ^anb reid)en folle, miiffe fie erft 
^roben I)aben, ba$ tfyre ©etoalt liber fein $erg f)inlctng= 
ltd) groft fet, um fie fcor fned)tifd)er Untertoitrfigfeit ju 
fd)uljen* @r folte freilid) „il)r §err" fein, fie abet aud) 

20 „feme ^jerrin/' 

Site ber UberglMlid)e, bem biefe SBorte mel)r ate bie 
Srfttffung feiner fiiljnften Jraume berljieften, \t%t in fie 
brang, tt>eld)e ^rlifung fie il)m benn auferlege, um feine 
©inneMnberung unb lammfromme (Srgebung in tl)re 

25 SBiinfdje gu erproben, fagte fie, inbem fie mit fdjalttmftem 
?ad)eln bie Slugen nteberfd)lug: „©ie toiffen, (gbuarb, ba$ 
id) ein Der^ogeneS £inb bin unb feit bem £obe be3 9Wajor3 
mir jeben SBunfd) crfttttcn fonnte, Wlm ift iibermorgen 
mein ©eburtetag, — mein breiunbjtoan^igfter — \a j[a, 



24 ©t foil beitt 3?err fein 

man it)trb alt! — unb iiber ben Summer, baft id) fo alt 
toerbe, fjilft mir bteSmal niemanb Ijintoeg, ba alle bie= 
jenigen, bie mtr fonft gratulierten unb 53lumen fdfjenften, 
bie iungen toenigftenS, mit au3marfd)teren unb nur bic 
5 neibtfdjen alten ©djadjteln fdjabenfrof) guriitfbteibeiu (§3 
toare nun fe^r galant bon Sfynen, toenn ©te mid) fitr 
all i>a$ gu entbefyrenbe entfdjabigen toottten. Niemanb 
toci§ baft ©ie fyier finb; toenn ©te fid) gtoei £age [pater 
melben unb bie fdjledjte ^oftuerbinbung geltenb madden, 

10 fann ©ie fein 2$ortourf treffen, unb urn ben $aifer 
Napoleon gefangen ju nel)men, ober ^ari3 ju erobern, 
fommen ©ie immer nod) fritf) genug* $f)re alte $inber= 
frau, bie Sfyriftet im 3:urmftitbd)en, empfangt ©ie mit 
offenen 2Irmen unb l)alt fie bie jtoei £age iiber fcerborgen. 

15 21benb3, fobatb e$ oI)ne ©efaljr unb 2luffef)en gefdjefyen 
fann, fommen ©ie bann ju mir fyeritber, natiirlid) mit ber 
alten gran, unb toir trinfen jufammen Xtt unb befpred)en 
bie ^ufunft, unb toenn ©ie bie ^robe toirflid) beftel)en, fo 
gebe id) 3^nen mein SBort barauf, baf^ id) mid) feterltd) 

20 Dor ^stjxtm 2lu3marfd) mit ^I)nen fcerlobe, toobet bie alte 
©fjrtftel unb meine ©ienftleute 3 eu 9 etl fo m foHcn. -3d) 
badf)te, mein £>err fitter, td) mad)e e3 gndbig mit 3^nen, 
ba ber eingige ®rad)e, mit bem ©ie gu fctmpfen fyaben 
toerben, bie 2angett>eile oben im lurmftiibcben fein foil. 

25 Unb and) bamit toirb e3 nidjt fo gefafyrlid) fein, toenn 
©ie mid) rotrflid) lieben unb fidf) erinnern, baft mein 
§au3 gerabe 3f)tem Jurmfenfter gegeniiber ttegt 

7. ba% . . . entbefyrenbe; participial phrase, to be translated 
by a relative clause. 



(gr (oil bein §err fcin 25 

©ie fdjien ju ertoarten baft er mit etttem uberfcfytoang^ 
lidjen ©anf^ unb greubenauSbrud) tfyr m3 SBort fallen 
toilrbc; ba er aber bod) nod) iibertegte, ftmrbe fie empfinb^ 
ltd) betroffen unb fufyr gefcfytoinbe fort, er moge urn 
5 @otte3 ttritlen nidjts tun, toa£ tt)n nad)f)er gereuen fonnte* 
©ie Ijabe ben abenteiterlidjen ^lan nur fo im ©djerj 
fjingetoorfen, begreife aber fetjr tooljl, baft fttr foldje 
©djerge bie $tit ju ernftfyaft fet, unb toolle ifyn alfo 
burdjauS nicfyt langer auffjatten* 

10 $t§t erft fufyr er au3 feiner 93erfonnenf)ett auf, bat um 
2$ergeit)ung, baft Ujn bieS fo ploljltd) erblitfjenbe ©lild 
ftumnt unb fdf)ft)tnbltg gemacfyt unb unfafjig, fllr bte 
unerf)orte @unft, bte fie ifym betoetfe, fogletd) mit SSorten 
ju banfen* (Sr fyabe nur im ftillen nodj erft ertoogen, ob 

15 er e$ and) mit feiner ^flidjt unb (Sfyre beretnigen fonne, 
nod) gttet £age gurudfjubleiben* Slber fie Ijabe gang red)t: 
er berfaume \a nid^t^, unb niemanb toerbe baburdj t>er^ 
fitrjt, ba$ er fo felige ©tunben gentefte. Ob e3 benn 
ttrirflid) if)r (Srnft fei? (§3 fei tljm tr>te ein Jraum, er 

20 fonne ntdjt glauben, ba$ fie mefyr aU einen ©d)erg mit 
if)m tiorljabe, um if)n redjt tfyre SD^ad^t fitfylen gu laffen 
unb f)interf)er — 

Ob er fie benn fur ein fo I)erglofe3 ©efdjopf Ijalte? 
unterbradj fie if)n mit einer ©ttmme, bie t)on Jranen 

25 ber ^ranfung jitterte. <iMn, fie faieberfyote jebeS SBort, 
unb gum 3 e ^ en ^ a fe f* e e ^ djrftd) meine, moge er fjier 
biefen unfdjetnbaren 9?ing mit in ben lurm nef)men unb 
if)n betradjten, fo oft er an ber 2Baf)rl)ett unb ©onnen^ 

25 . Subjunctive of indirect discourse, with verb of saying omitted 



26 (£r (oil bein £err fcin 

flarfyeit ityrer liebet>ollen SBiinfdje gtoeifeln toolle. SBenn 
er fclbft aber anbern ©tnneS toitrbe, [ei natitrlidj bie3 
^fanb underbinbltdj fiir beibe Ztilt. 
9Jttt btefen SBorten relate fie tljm etnen fleinen ©olbreif 
5 mtt btauen ©teindfjen burd) ba% ©itter I)inau3 unb ladjte 
ifyn fo gttrtttd) unb banfbar an bafe xi)m ba$ §erj fd^tDoK 
bor Sntjiicfcn unb er tf)re §anb ftitrmifd) an Me Sippen 
briidfte. ©ie toar U)tn babei Winter ben (Sifenftaben fo 
nafye gefommen baft er e3 toagtn fonnte, and) ifyre SSange 

10 flitdjtig mtt fetnen Ctppen ju beritfyren. £)a entjog fie 
fid) ifym aber rafdj mtt unttnlligem (SrrBten, flitfterte tljm 
nur nod) ju: 2luf morgen abenb alfo! unb tear tm nadjften 
foment in ben bunflen £aubgangen be$ ©artenS t)er= 
fdfjtmmben. 

15 SSie ein Jrunfener rife and) er fid) enbltd) t>on ber 
^forte fyitUDeg, Winter ber er feinen ©djalj fo fidjer t>er^ 
toafyrt nmftte, unb fta^I fic^ burd) enge 2Binfelgaftd)en auf 
ben 9JJarftplalj, ben §ut ttef in bie ©time gegogen, fo 
baft if)n in bem nadjtlidjen Ceben unb Sarmen niemanb 

20 erfannte* ©ie Xux be§ $irdjturm3 lag jum ©litdf im 
©fatten, $ein SKenfdj bemerfte e3, baft ba ein fpater 
©aft an ber JHingel gog unb nadj einigem SBarten Don 
einem 2Beibd)en in einer groften §aube mit lantern 
greubenruf, ber aber gletcf) toieber berftummte, eingelaffen 

25 tourbe, ©iefe fttriofe alte ^erfon lebte Ijter fdjon feit 
einer dttiijt Don 3^ren mutterfeelenallein unb tierfal) 
pimftltdj, feit bem £obe iljreS 9D?anne3, ber ein gefdjicfter 
2ftedjanifu3 getoefen unb gbuarbS Onfel toar, bie @e* 

2. ©tnneS, descriptive genitive, see ©inn. 



(§r foil beitt ^err (ein 27 

fdjdfte eineS <Eurmtodd()ter3. ©ie Ijatte bem ©eligen fo Die! 
abgefefyen baf; fie bie uratte Jurmufyr, bte an einem dEjro- 
nifd)en 9?f)eumatt3mu3 unb launiftfjen ©djlaganfdllen litt, 
altetn ju beljanbetn toufcte, unb ba fie aufcerbem, tote 2urm= 
5 betoof)ner pflegen, mit ber 3 e ^ em ^ad£)tt)oget getoorben 
toar unb piinftltd) {eben 93ranb, ber auSbredjen tDoIIte, fo= 
gletd) an bie grofte ©lode tying, Ijatte ein toofylebter SD^agi^ 
ftrat fein 33ebenfen getragen, fie al3 ^adjfolgerin be$ 
feligen JurmtodcfyterS mit bollem @ef>alt gu beftdttgen* 

10 3)iefe£ fleine ^dujdfyen, ba3 auf ber SBelt fonft nicf)t3 
8iebe3 Ijatte als ben ftattltdjen iungen 2JJann, beffen 
$inbljett fie befyiitet, macfyte nun grofte 3lugen, al$ fie, 
oben im engen Jurmftlibdjen fiijenb, bie tounberbaren 
2lu3fidjten erfuljr, bie bem ^uritcfgefefjrten fo ptoljlid) ftdj 

15 eroffnet fatten, ©ie nidfte, todfjrenb er bie ©cfyimljett 
unb ^olbfetigfeit feiner ©eliebten prieS, ftill uor fief) fyin 
unb fagte Ictn SBort, audj ntdjt ju attctn itbrigen, toobet 
fie bod) fetbft eine Sftolte fpieten foltte, fonbem fragte 
gleid) barauf ob er fdjon ju ^adEit gegeffen, unb ba er e3 

20 beiafyte, fagte fie, er toerbe fie fur fyeute nad)t entfdjutbigen 
miiffen unb ein Jreppdjen fyofyer fid) in bie hammer 
fjinaufbemiifyen, too er fdfyon Dor 3 e ^ ett etntnal todfyrenb 
eineS 9ftarfte3, ber atle ©aftfydufer iiberfitllte, ein paar 
9ldd)te gefdjtafen. (§3 fei fjeute ^efttag, unb an trieten 

1 . In many German villages it is customary to have a watch- 
man in the church tower, whose duty it is to take care of the 
clock, and to give alarm when he observes a fire in the vicinity. 

7. Note that in this case the symbolic and literal meaning 
of the metaphor coincide. 



28 (Sr (oil bein §err fern 

Drtett gelje e3 gefd^rlic^ f)er mit ©djieften, ^tfumtnteren 
unb greubenfeuem, ba miiffe fie bic Slugen liberall f)in= 
fefyren unb biirfe ntdjt fcfjtoaljen, 93?orgen, toenn bie 
©amifon auSgeriicft ift, fc^tc fie, an itjren §aubenbanbern 
5 fttiipfenb unb Don ifym toegfefyenb, fyingu, morgen unb 
iibermorgen an bem „f)ol)en ©eburtStage" fatten fie beibe 
ja 3ett genug, gang frteblidf) ftdj miteinanber bte ganger 
toeite gu dertretben, ^ubeffen toerbe er, toenn er nodj 
nidfjt gu fdjlafen Suft fyabt, broben genug Unterfjaltung 

10 baran finben, mit bem gernglaS, ba3 fie ifim geben toolle, 
in bie §aufer fytmmter gu obfert>ieren, unb fo toiinfdje fie 
ifym gute %la<i)t unb triel SBergntigen. 

©em jungen 9Kanne fam ifyr SBefen unb ©ebafyren fo 
befonberS dor baft er fid£) barter fie totrb alt, unb bie 

15 (Sinfamfeit Derftemert fie mit ber 3eit fo fe^r, ba$ fie fur 
bie ©efiifyle eineS Skrliebten unb fyalb SBcrlobtcn Fein §erg 
mefyr fyat, toenn e3 avid) ifyr eigener ^flegefofyn toare; — 
fagte alfo ebenfalfe giemtidf) fii!)l gute 9lad)t unb flcttcrtc 
mit einem 8ampd£)en unb bem gernglaS berfeljen in ba3 

20 ©tocftoerf liber bem Jtirmerftubd^en fyinauf, ba3 Don einem 
eingigen acfytedigen ©emadf) auSgefiillt toar, btd£)t unter 
bem 9?aum, in toeldjem bie alte Uf)r ifyr SBefen trteb. 

§ier ftanb ein partes, f)ocpetagte§ Seberfofa, auf 
toeldjem ber bereroigte 9D?ed()anifu3 gu fd£)lafen pflegte, ba 

25 iljm, je nafyer feiner ^attentin, fe tooljler toar, ^>ter 
Ijatte audf) unfer junger greunb tro£ be3 9?affeln3 unb 
©cfynarrenS tfjm gu §aupten, ba3 gang tote ba& fdfjtoere 

1. gefye . . . fyer, see Ijergefjen. 
4. fe^te . . ♦ fym$u, see fjmpfe^en* 



@r foil bein 3?err fein 29 

2ttmen eineS fatarrfjalifd)en ©oliatl) flcmg, bamals fanft 
genug gefcfylafen, SBenn e3 iljm fyeute nicfyt fo gut tuer= 
ben foltte, fo toar tan gtoeif)unbertj;al)rige3 SSefen baran 
fcfyutb, fonbem gunadjft eme$, ba3 iibermorgen brehmb* 

5 stDanjig ^afyre alt toerben follte. 

©enn faum f)atte er [em Mangel auf ben alten ©dfjemet 
gelegt unb bie Saterne auf bie Jrulje gefteltt, in toetcfyer 
ba3 SBerfgeug jur 9?eparatur ber Jurmufyr aufbetoal)rt 
tourbe, fo offnete er etneS ber beiben mit bteigefaftten 

10 ©dt)etben Dertoafyrten gcnftcr unb Uefe bie Ijerrlidjje 9tad)t* 
iufyt in ba& bumpfe ©emauer fyereinftromen* 

®a lag unter if)m ba3 toeite, ftille ?anb im fanften 
©ternenticfyt mit ben bunflen SBatbbergen am ^ortjont 
unb bem gtufc, ber unter SBeibengebiifdj an ^ornfetbern 

15 unb SBiefen t)orbei in bie gerne toanberte, 35a3 alte£ 
fdjltef tauttoS unb frxebltd^, tote toenn e3 nidjt anberS 
fein fonnte; unb bod) muftte untoillfitrtid) ber ©pafyer 
oben auf feiner SBarte baran benfen, ba$ nun batb $rteg 
fein toerbe unb Dielteidfjt biefe gefegneten gluren Don 33tut 

20 triefen, Don ^ufen jerftampft unb juleijt t)om geuer bi3 
auf bie SBurgel Derfyeert toerben molten, ^adfjbenftid) 
toanbte er feine Slugen auf ba3, tt>a3 ndljer unter feinen 
giifeen lag, bie Ijoljen £)ad()er be3 ©tabtdjenS, bie tuftig 
erfyellten unb betebten ©affen, ben 9JJarft, auf bem e$ 

25 nod) immer fdjtoarj tear Don Sftenfdjen, bie, Dor bem 
3?atf)au$ ftefyenb, fid) an ber friegerifdjen 33anfettmufif 
erbauten, $)te$ fonnte er aber pnadfjft nid)t feljen, toeil 
ba$ 9?atl)au3 iljm im Dtticfen tag. £)efto bequemer tear 
tfym ba3 3pau3 feiner ©ettebten gerabe Dor bie 9iafe 



30 @r [oil bein §err fern 

gepflangt, unb aU er je^t ba3 gerngtaS barauf ridjtete, 
trat bie fdjime gran tote beftellt, eitte Santpe in ber eitteti 
§anb, erne fteine ©icfef antic in ber cmbem, anf ben 
Nation fjinauS, bie beiben Oeanberbannte gn begteften, 

5 bie eben gn bltifyen anfingen* ©te betoegte fid} in btefer 
gterlidjen 93efcf)aftignng fo nnbefangen, al3 ob [ie ntdjt 
entfernt baran bad)te, ttrie gnt [ie fid), Don ber Satnpe 
beleucfytet, in bent kitten ©onttnerftetbe jtoifdjen bent 
blttfyenben ©eftrand) au3naf)tn, nnb ob totettetd)t gar bom 

10 Jnrnt fyerab gtoet [enrige $itnftterangen fid) an tfyrer 
©cftalt erfrenten, Slxtd^ f)iett [ie fid) nid)t nngebitfjrlid) 
lange anf, fonbern, nadjbent fie bie ^ftanjen erfrifd^t, ofyne 
etoa liber bm 9ttarft fyinttber anf „?ttl2ott>3 ttrilbe tier* 
toegene 3fagb M gn lanfd)en, bie fraftig Don bent ©tab3^ 

15 trontpeter intoniert tonrbe, jog fie fid) in ifyr §an$d)en 
guriidf, in toetdjent and) balb baranf ber le^te 8td)tfd)ein 
erlofd), 

S)er SSerliebte broben in feinent SnginSlanb I)atte in- 
beffen genng gefel)en urn, toenn e3 Itber^aupt nod) notig 

20 foar, in J)elte glatntnen jn geraten. 9He toar iljm ba3 
reijenbe @efid)t, il)re Strt gn betoegen, bie t)omef)tne 
9JJamer, ntit ber fie bie §aare in ben Bladen gnritcftoarf, 
fttrj, bie ganje geliebte ^erfon fo liebenStoert erfdjietten, 
nnb toenn er fid) borftetlte, ba$ er bie$ einjige SBefen 

25 ntorgen nnt biefe £tit in alter 9Jhtfte fid) gegenttber fefyen, 
fie aU bie ©eine betrad)ten nnb nad) beftanbener ^robe 
nnfcertoefyrt in feine glitcffeligen 33ranttgatn3amte fdjtteften 

13. £tt^oft)$, etc.; a popular war song. 
27. in ♦ . ♦ fdjlteften, see SBrauttgctmSctrm* 



(Sr foil bent §err fein 31 

foltte, fing bie ©tabt imb ba& Sanb uttter tljm an, fadjt 
im $reife fyerumjugefyen, baft er einen Slugcnbltcf born 
$enfter toegtreten muftte, urn be3 ©djtotnbels SMeifter 
gu toerben, 2Bte er bann ttrieber fymunterfalj, tear atteS 

5 bunfcL Sr toarf nod) etne $uf$anb auf ben leeren 

SBalfon fyinab unb toenbete fid) bann an ba3 genfterdjen 

gegenitber, au$ toetdjem man ba3 9?atl)au3 feljen fonnte* 

3)a£ geft unten in bent mit Jropfyaen, ^nfcfjriften unb 

$rangen gefdjmiicften ©aal ging- auf bie Sfoige, bie 

10 meiften toaren fdjon aufgeftanben unb gang gegen bie 
9?eget feiner barunter, toeber im blauen nod) im fdjtoargen 
9?ocf, ber nur fd)toanfenb auf ber geraben Sinie tjatte 
fymtoanbetn fonnen* $thod) Iteft ftd) eine ungetooljnlicfje 
©timmung erfennen, Ijeute burdj einen anberen @eift ent= 

15 fadjt, aU bm be3 ©erften^ ober 9?ebenfafte3* 9Wan fonnte 
t)iele §anbebrudfe, Umarmungen unb SSerbriiberungen 
beobadjten, unb bie SBorte, bie fctyttefoltdj ber 23iirger= 
meifter, auf einem ©tufyle fteljenb, an bie 93iirger ridjtete, 
tDurben mit fo ftiirmifcfyen ^oc^rufen ertmbert, ba$ fie 

20 ben Jrompetentufd) iibertoften, auf ben Wlaxft IjtnauS fid) 
fortpflanjten unb t>on ber Sftenge brauften in fcrielfjunbert^ 
ftimmigem @d)o juriicfgetoorfen tourben, 2Ba3 man 
etgentltd) fyatte Ijocfyteben laffen, touftte brauften niemanb, 
35a{j| e3 aber nur bem S3atertanbe gelten fonnte, ftanb bei 

25 alien fefi Unb fo ftmrben benn and) bie §inau3tretenben, 
bie Offijiere jumat, mit groftem ^ubel begriiftt unb 
feterlidj mit fdjnett f)erbetgefd)afften gacfetn fjeimgeleitet. 
£)er ©pafyer im 2urm erfannte mandjen im 3 u 9 e / 
12. ber . . . fonnen, see £tnte. 



32 @r (oil bent §err fern 

jtdjt ben bicfen §anptmann, ber fic^) ben ©dfjtoeift Don 
ber ©tirn trodfnete, rt)te tnenn er eben (ein gagott tt)egge= 
tegt fjatte, ben iungen 93aron, feinen gefal)rlic()ften DtiDalen 
Don bamate, nnb anbere, btntn er in bem SBalftrnghnmer 

5 Winter bm ©tecmbern oft begegnet tear, (Sr fytttte Jeljt 
rt)of)I Urfadfje geljabt, fid) ht$ ganftdjen jn ladjen, ba bte 
anbern alte baDonjieljen mnftten nnb er ate xi)x ladjenber 
@rbe guriitfblteb. SIber e$ toar fettfam: gerabe ate er 
ba£ bebac^te, (tieg ein Sftiftgefitl)! in ifym anf, ba$ ben 

10 IrinmpI) nnb bte ©d)abenfrenbe bampfte, ©ie brat)en 
8ente ba nnten, feine 93orgefe1jten nnb $ameraben, bte fo 
toacfer nnb anfredjt jnr le^ten fyeimifdjen ^adfjtmfye in 
if)re SBo^nnngen gtngen, famen il)m, er tmxftte tttd^t 
toarum, Ijente fo befonberS efyrtolirbig Dor, baft er fid) 

15 faft fd)amte, e$ beffer jn fyaben, ate fie atte. Siner an3 
ber ©d)ar, gufdtttg fein ^ebenntann im ©tiebe, Micfte fo 
Derloren nad) bem 8td)tfd)etn im 2nrm fytnanf nnb fpradfj 
bann gteid) ttrieber ernftfjaft mit einem 93lirger neben tfym* 
Slber ber SSltcf fyatte geniigt, nm ben SSerborgenen broben 

20 foie einen ertappten ©iinber mit einer bnnften 9?ote ^n itber- 

gteften,fo bafo er frof)ttar,ate ber 3ng in ben©traften redjte 

nnb ttnte fid) jerftreute nnb ber SQtfarft menfd)enleer tonrbe, 

Wlm aber tonrbe e3 in ben ^anfern tebenbtg, nnb 

gerabe in ben fteinen 3i mmern ^ er *>beren ©tocftoerfe, 

25 in bie man Dom £nrm an3 giemlid) tief fjmemfefyen fonnte, 
brannten, tro^ ber fpaten ^adjtjeit nnb be3 beDorftefyenben 
2ln3marfd)e3 Dor Xan nnb £age, bie dampen nnb Sifter 
nod) tange fort. 9?eben bem 9?atl)an3 lag ba% fpi^gieblige 
§an$ eineS toofytljabenben 93iirger3 nnb 93adfermeifter3, 



(Sr (oil betn §err fein 33 

ber natiirlidj tnit beim gcftc getoefen tear* 211S er nun gu 
fetner guten grau toieber ins dimmer trat, (^ an ^ ft e *> on 
ber Sffiiege beS $inbe£, bie fie fad^t gefc^aufelt Ijatte, auf 
unb fiel tfyrem 9ftann urn ben £ate, ©er 3Bad)ter im 
5 £urm glaubte beutlid) gu fefyen, baft fie naffe Slugett 
Ijatte, unb iljr 9Wcmn biefelben tnit bem 9?ucfen fetner 
berben £>anb befyutfam trocfnete* 3)a3 $tnb toadjte auf 
unb fcertangte ben 2lrm beS 23aterS, ber bai Hcincn 
33urfd)en im ^adjtrocfdjen auf bem 2lrm fyerumtrug, 

10 inbeffen bie gran bie 9JJontur unb ©abet unb ©etoefyr 
tljreS 9ftanne$ orbenttidfj auf ben (gfjrenpla^ im ©ofa fixr 
morgen guredjtlegte, ^Jtun bauerte eS nid)t lange, fo 
muftte ber iunge S3ater felbft ben §elm auffe^en unb bem 
S3ubd^en baS ©eitengetoefyr in bie §anb geben, unb fo 

15 fpietten fie erne 9Seite ©otbat, btS ba% ^inb toieber 
fd)tafrig toarb, aber bodfj ntdjt anberS ju S3ette gtng, ate 
MS e£ ben ©abel neben fein $opfftffen gelegt fat), ©ie 
(gltem faften nod) eine gauge SBetle, bie grau auf bem 
©cfjoft tfyreS Cannes, unb er ftretdjelte t)on £tit gu £tit 

20 tfjr fdjlidjteS btonbeS ^»aar unb forad) ifjr gu, unb fie 
nidfte mandjmat mit bem $opf unb fdjien fid) alleS tief 
ins §erg gu fdjreiben, toaS er fagte, unb faf) tf)tt bann 
toieber an mit einem ttebetooff gefaftten ©efidEjt, bis er fie 
Ijerglid) an feine 33ruft brtitfte. Unb bann gingen fie 

25 nod) eine SBeile §Irm in 2lrm burd) baS gimmtv, bis eS 
fo fpat tourbe baft fie anS ©deafen benfen muftten; ba 
tourbe bie SBiege in ba% Ijintere dimmer getragen unb 
ba% 8id)t auSgetofdji 

4. fiel , . , §al3, see §al3. 



34 @* foH bein ^err fein 

Slber nebenan, in einem £)ad)ftiibd}en, brannte e3 nod) 
fort nnb brannte bie fjatbe S^ac^t. §inten an ber SBanb 
ftanb ein 93ett, baranf lag in boiler Uniform, nnr ofjne 
©tiefel, ein innger SJienfdj, ber eben au3 einem 33iergarten 

5 mtt feinen $ameraben fjeimgefefyrt mar nnb fidj lieber 
gleidj, ttrie er ging nnb ftanb, fd)Iafen gelegt fyatte, nm 
morgen frill) \a gnr red()ten £&i marfdE)ferttg gn fcin* 
^nbeffen faft eine blaffe, ttttltdje gran bei einem lalg^ 
ftitmpdjen t)or bem geoffneten Somifter, ben fie mit 

10 alteriei niiijlicfyen nnb nnnii^en ©adfjen boftftopfte, tote 
tbtn eine SJhttter fie Ujrem eingigen ©o!)n mit anf bie 
9teife gibi 3)er ©pafyer im £urm fal) fie an ein ©cfyranf^ 
d)en in ber Sde geljen nnb e3 anffdEjlieften, nm ein fleineS 
fcfytoar^eS SBiic^etc^en fjeranSjnnefymen, toafyrfdjetnlidj ein 

15 ©ebetbnd), Slber ntdjt bloft an ba& ©eelenfjeil tijre^ 
$inbe3 bad^te bie ®nte, fonbern fie ftcdtc and) ein fcfymateS 
^anfc^en ©ulbenfdjeme, toof)t tljren gangen ^otpfenntg, 
forgfam in ein papier, legte ba§ gtotfdjen bie geiftlidjen 
flatter nnb fd)ob ba% ganje ^acfetdjen sn nnterft in 

20 ben Sormfter, bariiber eine toofyteingetoidfelte SBurft, 
ein 9?olld)en 3^ or ^ en ^ a ff ee r e * ne ®ute m ^ 3 n & x m<i > 
mefyrere anbere geniepare Singe; tooranf fie ftd) btdjt 
neben ben ©dpfer anS 33ett feljte nnb Ujr ©tridfjeng 
bornafym, offenbar nm nod£) ein ^aar ©ocfen bis morgen 

25 fertig jn brtngen* 

yiod) ein anbereS genfter mar bnrd) ba3 gernrofjr gn 
erreidjen, nnb obttof)t e$ tnftig genng bafjinter jnging, 
mar e3 gleidjtooljl fiir btn 3 u f$ auer °& en ba^enige, 
27. obtool)! ♦ ♦ . PQtng, see sugefyen. 



(gr foil beitt £>err fcin 35 

toetdjeS if)tn am meiften ju benfex gab. @3 muft ten 
93rautleute fcin, bie ba nad) bem Slbenbeffen unter ber 
Dbljut einer alteren ^erfon, fo etoaS tote etne Saute 
ober ^flegemutter, bm Stbfd^ieb feterten, £)a3 Sftabdjen 

5 betrug fid) necfifd) unb iibermiitig, toafyrenb ber }unge 
gjlann e3 nur ju etnem nad)benflid)en 8ad)eln brad)te* 
®ann ging bie altere Same mit ben ©djuffeln unb 
leltem IjinauS unb fd^iert lauge be3 SBieberfommenS gu 
Dergeffen, fiir bie iuugeu Seute benriod) nid)t tauge genug, 

10 Stber al3 e3 gar ju (pat tourbe unb ber S3rautigam nun 
bod) enblid) aufbred)en muftte unb fein @efid)t Don bem 
feiner Siebften lofte, fa!) man toieber il)re 2lugen lad)en 
unb bie toeiften 3^ ne Jtoifd^cn ben rotgefiiftten Sippen 
Mtfeen, (0 bafe e3 fd)ien, al3 ttriffe unb afyne fie md)t, toa$ 

15 biefe Srennung bebeute. ©te begleitete il)n bis an bie 
,<pau3tur, bann bauerte e3 nod) eine SBeite, bis fie ttrieber 
inS 3^ mmer trat > nun a & er 9 an 3 bertoanbelt 9JUt 
I)eftiger ©ebarbe faffungStofen ©demerges toarf fie fid) 
auf ba$ ©ofa, bie §anbe t)or bie Slugen gebriidft, toetnte 

20 all il)r frampfl)aft befyauptete3 v^etbentum an ber ©djulter 
ber Sllten au£, bie neben fie fytngefntet ttiar unb fie ttrie 
etn franfeS $inb ju befd)tt)id)ttgen fud)te* 

gnblid) erlofd) and) f)ier ba3 Sidfjt, unb nun fcfyien bis 
auf toenige fd)laflofe atte Seute ba3 gauge ©tabtdjen unten 

25 in bie tieffte 3?uf)e berfenft, toie fie, nad)ft einem guten 

©etranf, t)or allem ein guteS ©ettriffen gu berleil)en tier* 

mag. ?iur in bem §aufe too ber ©tabtfommanbant 

tt)ol)nte blieben bie genfter nod) fyett, ba e$ immer nod) 

8. 2Bieberfommcn3, genitive after bergeffcn. 



36 (Sr foil bein §err fern 

mandjerlei gu fd)reiben unb gu betreiben gab, unb mtf 
bem S3af)txf)of brannten bic Satemen unb Itefetx bunfie 
9ttenfd)engeftalten fytn unb f>er, bit guriiftungen gu t»oII= 
enben* SSarum fonnte ber ©aft fyier oben tm Slurm 

5 fetnen ©djtaf finben? SBarum muftte er tmmer Don 
neuem fein gerngtaS nad) ber $ommanbantur unb bem 
93af)nf)of3gebaube rtdjten? greilid^, em guteS ©etranf, 
ba3 itjm aU ©d)laftrunf fyatte bienen fimnen, tear ifym 
Ijeute Derfagt gebtieben* §lber ein gute$ ©etDtffen — 

10 fyatte er ba3 ntc^t in ben Jurm mtt fyinaufgenommen, 
unb toa§ toar benn gefdjefyen, baft e3 iljm ploljlicf) abfyanben 
gefommen toar unb bie Unrufye, e3 tnieber gu finben, ifjn 
nicfyt fc^Iafert lieft? 

-Die ba unten freilid), bie in ben bunflen §aufern 

15 fdjliefen, um morgen Dor Jag toteber aufguftefyen, bie 
Ijeute abenb fdjon ifyr i?au3 beftettt, ifyren Joratfter 
gepacft, ifyr §erg in bie §anbe genommen unb e$ Don 
altem, toa£ fie liebten, loSgemadjt fatten, — bie fatten 
gut (cfjtafen, giir fie gab e3 nur nod) einen ©ebanfen, 

20 unb ber tDar fyocf) ttber allem erljaben, tna3 biefe niebrigen 
Sftauern, biefe trauticfyen ©affen unb SBinfel umfcfyloffem 
yiod) tDar ba£ alteS, tna3 btSfyer ifyr Seben erfiillt fyatte, 
in ifyrer nadjften yiafy; aber fcfyon fatten fie e3 Don ^ergen 
fyingegeben, unb ber Jraum, ber leljte, ben fie in ber 

25 fyeimattid^en (Snge traumten, trug tfyre ©eeten Dorau3 

iiber ben 9?f)em in geinbeStanb unb geigte iljnen bie 

groften SSilber Don $ampf unb ©ieg, Don Job unb 93e= 

fretung, too jeber eingetne SebenSfunfen in ber Ijerrlid} 

18. fatten gut ftfjlafett, see fd^Iafen* 



(£r foil bem §err (ein 37 

tobemben glamme eitier Ijofyen 33egeifterung aufging unb 
alle SiebeSfraft, bic bt3f)er an jidjtbarc SBefen fidf) ange^ 
ftammert Ijatte, nun btn fcerfdjleterten unb bod) attgegen^ 
toartigen Wdfyttn ber @f)re unb ^fticfyt fid) fyingab* 
5 Unb enter attcin blteb jurtidf, einer bad)te an [erne 
gttrtttdjcn greuben unb berftedfte fid^ unter SBeibern! 
SBa^renb alte, bic ein 9tftanne3fd£)tt)ert ju regieren t)er= 
molten, fid) unter bic gafyne be3 93aterlanbe3 fdjarten, 
blieb er an ein ©djiirjenbanb gebunben im 33erborgenen 

10 batjeim, mit bem 3Sorbet)alt fretltd), toenn er erft nodj 
ein paar gute £age genoffen, nad^ufommen, unb mit 
einer S3efd^onigung feme£ ©aumenS, bet ber er ben S3tidf 

nieberfdjtagen mufcte! 

$n biefem Slugenblicf fcfete oben im £urm bie alte 

15 Uf)r jum ©d^Iagen ein, unb brofynenb fuljren bie gtofllf 
Garten, e^ernen ©cfjlage burd) ba3 jitternbe ©emauer unb 
burdf) bie ©eele be$ einfamen SaufdjerS, 35a3 gernroljr 
glitt tym au3 ber §anb, bie (Srbe fdfjtcn unter iljm ju 
toanfen, er fyiett fid) untoillfiirlid) an bem genfterfimg, 

20 unb ein tiefer ©eufjer rang fid) au£ (einer 33ruft lo$, in 
ber e3 immer beftommener unb tounberlid)er gettmfylt unb 
gearbettet fyatte, 2113 bie 9JHtternad)t3ftunbe au£gefd)la^ 
gen fyatte, rtdjtctc er fid) fcft in alien ©licbcrn auf, griff 
nad) feinem £ut unb tappte bie ©tufen gu bem ©tubmen 

25 feiner alien greunbin fytnab, 

(Sr fanb fie an einem ber genfter, ein geiftlid)e$ 93ud) 
auf bem ©d)oft, t>on bem fie bcrtounbcrt auffaf), ©ie 
fjabe gebad)t, er fd)tafe fd)on langft, ba er fid) fo ftitt 
20. in ♦ . ♦ fyatte, see toiifylen. 23. rtd)tete . . . auf, see aufrtd)tetu 



38 ©r foil betn £err fern 

berljalten, Ob er bod) nod) hunger befommen §abt? — 
5Mtt, aber er mitffe nod) einen ©ang madden, ber fid^ 
nid)t auffd)ieben laffe, ^n einer fyalben ©tunbe benfe er 
guriidf ju fern, urn bann beffer gu [d^lafen* 
5 ©0 tierlieft er bte gran, ofyne t^r offen in3 @efid)t gu 
fef)en. ©ie fdjiittelte Winter (einem 9?Men ben $opf unb 
fuljr bann fort gu lefen. 



Sim anbern 9Jiorgen, al3 bic gauge ©tabt anf ben 
93einen toar, urn ben Jruppen beim Sufbrud) gu bent 

10 fyetttgen $riege ttenigftenS bis an btn SBaljnfyof ba& ©e* 
teit gu geben, btieb gran 9?ofamaria, obtoof)! ber Sarm 
be$ 93orbeimarfd)e3 fie tr>ecfte, befjaglid) in tfyrem 33ette 
nnb badjte mit fjeimltdjem SSergnllgen baran, baft i^r 
§erg feinem ber Sln^ritdfenben nad)fd£)lug, fonbern baft 

15 ber, bem e£ gartlid) gugetan tear, tooljlaufgefyoben nnb 
if)re6 23infe3 getDarttg guritdfbleibe. ©ie geftanb fidE), 
bafe fie ttrirftid) fef)r in biefen ifyren ©etreueften berliebt 
fei, unb ttmnberte fid), tote fie felbft e3 fo lange ntc^t 
gemerft fyabe* ^ftun naljm fie fid) t>or, tfyn nnb fidj felbft 

20 befto reid)ttd)er fiir a(le3 93erfaumte gu entfd)abigen nnb, 
fo toeit e$ irgenb in (Sfyren gefcfyefyen blirfe, iljn mit ben 
Ijolbfeligften 3 e ^ en ^ rer Stebe nnb §utb gu beglitdfen. 

Qn biefem erfreutidjen ©ebanfen fd)Itef fie nod) einmal 
ein nnb ertt>ad)te erft, al$ bte ©onne fdjon Ijod) ftanb unb 

25 tfjre 3ofe mit einem 93riefd)en in3 3^ mrner * ra t- ®* e 

1. Supply fyabt after berljatten. Why subjunctive? 
21. fo ♦ . . bitrfe, see ($I)re. 



(gr (oil bdn §err (ein 39 

atte (S^riftel au3 bem £urm fyabe e$ foeben abgegeben 
unb fid) bann gletd) toieber entferni 

Stte fc^one gran, btc nidjt anberS badfyte at£ baft tf)r 
©cliebter, fid) bie Sangetoetle ju bertreiben, (eine 9Korgen= 
5 fhmben mit 2lbfaffung eineS 8tebe3brief3 ober gar etneS 
®ebidjte$ jugebradfjt fyabe, fdfjidte ifyre £)tenerm toieber 
IjinauS, urn recfyt ungeftort biefe friifye §ulbigung ju 
genieften, 2113 fie aber ba3 93riefc^en offnete, fiel em 
9?mg fyerauS, — berfelbe, btn fie geftern abettb bem ftilr* 
10 mifdjen SBerber al3 ^fanb gelaffen, unb mtt errbtenben 
SBangen la$ fie bie fotgenben 3^cn: 

„£eure, etoiggettebte gran! 
9Benn bteS SBlatt in $ljre £>anbe fommt, bin id) fdjon 
toeit t>on 3tynen entfernt SSerben ©ie e$ mir {e tier* 

15 geifyen baft id) bie ^robe, bie ^fynen fetbft ntdjt nur 
letcfyt, fonbem filr einen ttafyrljaft Siebenben fo befeligenb 
fdfyeinen muftte, ntd)t beftanben Ijabe? SSenn id) ben 
3uftanb ^fynen fdjtlbertt ftmnte, in tneldjem id) bie 
©tunben bi$ 9Kttternad)t f)tngebrad)t, toiirben ©ie alleS 

20 begreifen. $ti$t, in ber Site be3 §lufbrucf)3, ba id) nod) 
fo t)tclc6 borjubereiten fyabe, urn morgen mit auSjuruden, 
fann id) nur fagen, baft e3 mir gegen ben SJJann gei}t, 
ttenn atte meine Uameraben mit flingenbem ©ptet in ben 
groften @ntfd)etbung3fampf jtetjett, mid) fcerftedt ju fatten, 

25 um gutter ber gront fyetmtid) ein ©liicf ju foften, ba$ id) 
nod) geftern nid)t im Slraume ju l)offen toagte. £)iefe3 

1. See note to 1. 25, p. 25. 
22. baft . . ♦ gefyt, see Sftcmrtt 



40 @r (oil bein §err fern 

©litcf toiirbe mir bnrdf) ben ©ebanfen, tljm meine ^fltdfjt 
geopfert ju f)aben, fo bergatlt, baft id) ifym Iteber entfage, 
jnmal id) ber 9Keinnng bin, ancf) ^f^n Wnnc em 33ran= 
tigam nidjt toafyrfyaft toert nnb teuer fein, ber fid^ Sfyxtn 

5 SBiinfdjen urn ben ^3rei^ (einer ©elbftad£)tnng gefttgt 
fyatte, $6) trenne mid) baljer mit fdjtoerem §ergen Don 
bem inltegenben ^eicfjen 3tyter ©nnft, ba td£) bie 33e- 
btngnng, unter ber ©ie e3 mtr geliefjen, nidjt jn erfitllen 
Dermag. SBenn @te mtr tro^bem I)oIb bleiben fimnen, 

10 fdjreiben ©te mtr nnr etne £tilt k ur $ bit ^elbpoft, nnb 
glanben ©te, ©d)onfte nnb ©eliebtefte nnter alien granen, 
baft id), too id) and) (ein toerbe, feinen feligeren ©ebanfen 
I)aben toerbe, at3 bie ,§>offnnng, nad) glorretd) erfampftem 
grieben and) $t)xt fcerfdjerjte ©nnft toieber jn erobern. 

15 (Sbnarb SR." 



(§3 i(t nid)t befamtt, obtoof)! in fleinen ©tabten fonft 
ntdljts nnbefannt bleibt, toeldfjen (Sinbrndf btefe (Spiftet 
anf bie (Smpfctngerin gemadjt Ijabe, Snfterlid) toar it>r 
nidfjts 23efonbere3 an^nmerfen, ba bie groftere ©title nnb 

20 gingejogenljeit tfjre^ CebenS (eit jenem £age anf ba£ 
natiirtid)fte fidj bnrd) bie beranberte SBetttage erflarte, 
bie alle ©emitter einjig anf bie grofte @ntfd)eibnng jenfeit 
be3 3?f)ein3 geridjtet t)iett Sftan bertonnberte ftd) alter* 
bingS itber ben (gifer, mit toelcfjem bie fnnge gran, bie 

25 fonft nnr an itjren ^nlj gebadjt nnb ttbermctftige 2In= 
ftrengnngen gefd)ent f)atte, \t%t an alien toofyltatigen 
SKerfen teilnaljm, SSerbanb^eng fitr bie SSertonnbeten, 



(gr foft beitt §err (em 41 

fpater^in ttollene ©ecfen unb SBinterfyemben flit bie 
Drlean^2Irmee fertigen Ijalf, mit Pollen £>anben gu ben 
fyaufigen £ran3porten ber 8iebe3gaben beifteuerte unb in 
bem grauentierein, ^ em ^ e S rau Surgermetfterin bor= 
5 ftanb, recfyt eigenttidj bie Unermiiblidjfte unb ©tnnreidjfte 
toar, ofyne ifyre SSerbienfte jemate Dorgubrangen ober fid) 
bamit gu fdjmucfen. Sftan erfannte in ber tatigen, f)ilf= 
reidjen, barmbergigen ©eete bie friiljere gefeterte ©djonfyeit 
nidjt tDieber, ber man allgemein ein fatten, etgenfiidjttgeS 

10 §erg nadjgefagt tjatte* 

©abei fdjten fie nur an bie grofee allgemeine ©adje gu 
benfen unb gar ntdjt an bie ^erfonen, bie ftd) berfelben 
getoeifyt pattern SBenigftenS fjatte bie gelbpoft toeber 
SiebeSgaben Don tfyrer §anb an biefe ober jene beftimmte 

15 3lbreffe gu beforbern, nod) and) nur einen 33rief, ob fie 
felbft and) beren Dtele erljtelt ©er fleifeigfte ibrer $orre* 
fponbenten toar unb btieb ber bide §auptmann, beffen 
SBrtefe, auSfttljrltdje ftrategifdje 2Iu3arbeitungen, an $or* 
puteng ifyrem ©djreiber ntc^t^ nadjgaben, 9Son £tit gu 

20 3eit famen and) fyalb gartlid)e, Ijalb fyumorifttfdje gelb= 
briefe be3 iungen Sarong, gang in feinem ttbermtttigen 
®on^uan^©tit, fo bafe fie famtlid) gleidf) nad) bem 
(gmpfang berbrannt toerben mufcten, — bi3 auf einen 
eingigen, mit bem e3 eine gang befonbere 33etoanbtni3 

25 fyattt. (£r toar namlid) nur au3 93erfeljen in grau 

9?ofa3 §anbe gefommen, ttrie e3 oft gefdjieljt, ttenn {emanb 

gtoei 93riefe gu gtetdjer ^eit abfd)icft unb in ber (Site bie 

2tbreffen t)ertaufdf)t Sigentltd) follte er an eine fleine 

24. tnit ♦ ♦ . fyatte, see 93etocmbtm$. 



42 (£r foil bein §err fetn 

^uljmadfyerin tm ©tabttfjen gelangen, bie nun ben filr bie 
iunge grau SKaiorin beftimmten 33rief erfyalten f)atte. 
gran 9?ofamaria la3 biefe ^etfen, bie ifyr ein forgfctlttg 
derfyullteS @ef)eimni3 etxtfd^Ieierten, mtt einem eigentiim= 
5 lichen 2ad()eln, ftecfte bann ben arglofen SSerrater mt)tg 
in ba£ falfcfje Hubert juriicf unb betoafyrte ifyn in tljrer 
Sftappe, 2>r junge Sanbtoefyrmann f cfyrieb nur etnmal einen 
furgen SSrief mit einem fummarifdjen 93ertd)t liber feme 
Slbenteuer, 2113 aber bie grage am ©dfyluft, ob fie ifym 

10 nod(j state, unbeanttoortet blieb, fcerftummte er fur bie 
gauge Saner be3 getbgugS, unb fie fyorte nur burdf) britte 
3panb unb getegenttidje ^oftfarten, bie er an bie Sfyriftel 
im Satrme fd()icfte, baft er unt>ertounbet t)iele ©efec^te 
ef)rent»oII mitgemac^t fjabe unb langft Seutnant getoorben 

15 feu 

©0 merging ba$ grofte, einjig erfjabene ^sai)v ber SBunber 
unb 3e^ n - 2X1^ man im §erbft allerorten bie ^eimfe^r 
ber ©ieger feierte, blieb and) unfer ©amifonftabtc^en md)t 
baljinten, bem gu Sftut tear tnie einem fcfyemtoten JJorper, 

20 in toelcfyen ploijtid) bie entffofjene ©eete gurMfefjrt SSie 
e3 bei biefem Stntaft im ©roften unb JHeinen guging, lebt 
nod) fo flar in etneS Jeben (grinnerung, baft toir bie ge= 
fdjmiicften Sore unb ©traften, bie S3oIIerfd^uffe unb ben 
^ubel ber 23egriiftung, bie Grange, 3nf$riften unb 2ran3= 

25 parente an ben ^>aufem nid)t tteittaufig gu fd&ilbern 

braudjen. Wlnx fo t>iet fei bemerft, bafc, toie fid) bie 

junge SBitme toafyrenb ber gangen $rieg$geit an Oifer fur 

bie $ctmpfer unb 93erttmnbeten fyertiorgetan ^atte, and) 

2. great, omit - 2 °- ^ e • • • sugtng, see pgefyen. 



(gr [oil betn §err [ein 43 

brim ©iegeSfyeungufl xi)v £>ctu3d)en am 9J?arft unbeftrttten 
ben Sprei^ ba&ontrug, burd) retdjen unb [tnnigen ©djmucf, 
ber felfift ein ^iinftlerauge iiberrafdjen muftte* J)a3 
©cpnfte baran toar fretltcf) ber SMfon, ber in einen 

5 9to(engarten t»ertt»anbelt fdjten, unb grau 9?o[amaria ttar 
Hug genug gett>e[en, a{3 lebenbe SStumen bte I)ttb[d)eften 
Hirer greunbtnnen gu ftd) einjulaben, [0 baft ber glor ber 
tr>etblicf)ett S3et)blferung f)ier in einen eingigen ©trauft 
bereinigt bte twrbeistefyenben ^elben anlad)te unb mit 

10 einem Sllitenregen uberfd)uttete> 

£)er bide 2TJajor — benn ba$ tear injtotfdjen unfer 
toaderer ^auptmann getoorben — ritt an ber ©pit^e be£ 
3£egtment3 toiirbebott borbei, (enfte (alutierenb ben £)egen 
unb erf)ob jugleid) einen flx^nen ©tegerblicf gu [etner 

15 2lngebeteten, bte er Jeljt unbeftritten al$ [einen recfyt^ 
mafttgen §elbenprei3 ju betradjten [djten, 9JUt [einer 
©cfytoabron [otgte bann, au[ einem erbeuteten [ranjd[i[($en 
§eng[t fttrbettterenb, ben tinfen §lrm in ber 23inbe, 
itbrtgenS ge[unb tote ein gi[d), ber iunge 93aron, je^t 

20 Oberleutnant, unb totrtfte gleid^falte, aber mit mebr 
©rajie unb Ubermut, gu btn ©djonen Ijtnauf, t)on bmtn 
[0 jtemltd) eine jebe ©runb fyatte, bte ^ulbigung t)ornef)m- 
lid) auf [tdj ju be^ieljen. Winter ben frifdjen Slruppen 
famen au[ einigen offenen SSagen biejenigen, bte ifyrer 

25 SSunben toegen nid)t im 3 u 9 e mttmar[djieren fonnten, 
barunter ber junge ganbtoefyrofft^ter, ber bie leljten do- 
nate am 3:t)plju3 baniebergelegen unb nodj nid)t ttrieber 
rii[tig genug toar um gu guft ju gefyen, £)ie[e <Kadf^ugter 
tourben, ba ber 93Iumenregen jtemltd) er[d)ijp[t tear, mit 



44 Sr foil bein §err fern 

befto tauteren §od(jrufen begriifct, imb nur don bem be= 
toufcten SBalfott fid eine grofce burtfte 3^tfolte gerabc 
unferem greunbe in ben ©d)of^ 2113 er errotenb fytn* 
auffalj, begegnete er einem (tillen SBltcf ber geliebten 
5 2lugen, au§ tneldjen er fetn ©djidffat ntdfyt ju lefen t>er= 
mocfyte. 

2)a3 eigentlidfje geft, ba3 bie ©tabt ben Japfern gab, 
fottte erft am Slbenb ftattfinben, gitr ben SQ^tttag fatten 
bie 33iirger fid) bie @f)re auSgebeten, in tljren §aufern bie 

10 Jruppen jn bettrirten. 2Iuf ber $ommanbantnr fanb ber 
9Kaj[or eine Sintabung gu gran 9?ofamarta, bie if)n bat, 
and) ben 33aron nnb ben Sanbtoefjrleutnant mttjubringen, 
ein ^ufalj, ^er \^ n ©iegerbettrnfetfein burcf)an3 nid)t 
nieberfdjtug, ba e3 fidj bod^ nid)t gefdjicft* ^atte, t)or ber 

15 (Srftarung tfyn allein gu ©aft gn bitten. 2Iud) toaljrenb 
be3 (SffenS fetbft, bei bent bie fdjime gran anf ba$ liebenS- 
tDitrbtgfte bie SSirtin madjte, fdfytoamm er in einem SKeer 
Don ©tolj nnb SBonne nnb betradjtete bie beiben anbern 
mit gnabiger greunbtidjfeit al3 nottoenbige Ubel, inbem 

20 er fid) im ftillen fcornaljm, fobatb er §err im §anfe 
tDare, biefe itberftiiffigen ^ugen f^ ne ^ ©lucfeS fief) gn 
berbitten. ®egen feine au3fitl)rttd£)en unb facpunbigen 
(Srorterungen be3 getbjngeS, toobet er famtlidje getter, 
bie ber feinbtidfie ©eneratftab gemadjt, nadf^ntoeifen touftte, 

25 fonnte ber innge S3aron freilid) nidjt anffommen. §lber 
bie tnftigen Slnefboten nnb fteinen Slbenteuer, bie biefer 
gum beften gab, bradfyten bie fdjime SBirtin borf) gum 
Sadden, nnb bie raufye Suft ber 93ttx>af^ fdjten and) feine 
glamme burd£)au3 md)t abgefiiljtt ju fjaben. ©till unb 



@r (oil betn §err (cm 45 

in (id) gefefyrt faf; ber 33tlbljauer am £tfdje unb fyatte fid) 
leiner befonberen ©rofetaten gu ritfymen, ba er befyauptete, 
nur gerabe feine ©djulbigfett getatt gu fyaben, SIber bie 
SJefontjale^senj gab tfym etne interef(ante 33laffe, bie ba$ 

5 geuer (einer Slugen nur leucf)tenber ntadjte, unb toenn 

and) gran 9?ofamaria if)n mtt fidjttidjer gormltdjfeit 

befyanbelte, tear bod) fltr bie 3 u ^ un ft e * n foldjer 3pau^ 

(reunb ntd)t gerabe ttntnfdjenStoert 

£)er 2Raior badjte bafyer, ba3 Si(en gu (djmieben, (0 

10 tang e3 gtiifyte, fllfjrte nad) aufge^obener £afet bie junge 
§au3frau au( ben 33alfon unb geftanb tfjr bort ba$ er 
tool)! ttriffe, alleS ©titcf biefeS getbgugeS f)abe er nur bent 
SJiebailton mit tfyren §aaren gu berbanfen* @3 modjte 
gtr»ar ettr»a^ fyaftig erfdjeinen, aber an ein rafd)e£ @r* 

15 grei(en be$ 9ftoment$ (ei ber ©tratege getooljnt, unb 
barum bitte er inftimbigft, fie moge bie (Sntfdjetbung itber 
(ein SebenSglticf ntd)t langer Ijtnau3fd)ieben, ©)e (ie nod) 
bie Sippen offnen fonnte, um ju antoorten, trat ber 
33aron gu ifynen, Dom 2Bem nodj etoaS fedfer gemad)t, aU 

20 ifym fonft fdjon im SBtute lag, unb fagte, er ftefje jtoar im 
•Dtenft be3 93atertanbe3 Winter ber f)ol)eren Sparge jurilcf, 
aber im grauenbienft fenne man feine 2lnctennetat, im 
©egenteil (eien ba bie fyflljeren ©ienftiafyre oft fytnberlid), 
ttnb (0 erlaube er fidj bie befdjetbene 2lnfrage, ob er fidj 

25 an ber forgfalttg beljiiteten roten ©djtetfe auffyangen, ober 
fie fyeute abenb offenttidj als bie garben feiner §errin an 
ber S3ruft tragen fotle* 
SDte ©d)one, bie fo ploteltd) jttrifdjen gtoet geuer geraten 
9. ba3 . . . gliifyte, see fdjmteben. 



46 (Sr foil bein §err fein 

toar, fdjien gu ertoarten baft em brttter fommen unb fie 
au3 ber miftltdjen Sage toenigftenS fur ben Slugenblidf 
retten foltte* ©tefer brittc aber toar tm .Simmer guriicf* 
gebtteben, burdj ba$ gleid^miitig freunblidje 33etragen ber 

5 ©eliebten biilftg entmutigt unb entfdjloffen, fyeute fiir 

immer tjon tfyr 2lbfd)ieb gu nefymen, ba er in feiner $ran== 

fenfdfytoacfje jebe ^uderfidjt gu feinem gnten ©liicf fcerloreit 

featte, 

(Sr l)orte bie 9?eben brauften auf bem 53atfon, nub feine 

10 le^te §offnung berfanl aU gran 9?ofamaria nun ant* 
toortete, fie toiffe bie (Sfyre, ba$ gtoet fo tapfere 23ater* 
tanb§t>erteibtger fid) urn fie betoiirben, bottftmtmen ju 
fdjctfeen, aber fie tootle feinen t)on tfynen in ©egentoart be3 
anbern gurlicffe^en unb bitte bafyer, baft fie \t%t ofjne 

15 ©trett nad) ^aufe gingen, too fie tyre Slnttoort bereitS 
Dorfinben toitrben. 5luf ben 2lbenb tjoffe fie bei bem gcft 
ju erfdjeinen, unb jtoar nur, toenn jeber border getobe, 
ofjne ©roll unb fembfelige 93erftimmung bie (§ntfd)etbung 
fyinjunefymen, 

20 ©ie muftten ifjr ba3 feiertid) mit ^anbfdjlag t>er^ 
[predjen, toorauf fie fpomftreid)3 nad) ifjren §aufern 
ctltcn. — SSollen ©ie mid) and) fdjon tiertaffen, lieber 
gbuarb? toanbte fid) bann bie iunge gran an ben biifter 
blicfenben greunb, 9lun benn, gefyen ©te nur nad) 

25 §aufe unb rufyen ©ie nod) ein paar ©tiinbdjen, benn 
abenbS blirfen ©ie nidjt fef)ten, id) redone barauf* 

©ie reid)te if)m, toie toenn nie ettoaS jtoifd)en ifjnen 
norgefatlen toare, bie §anb, bie er, fid) ftumm berneigenb, 
an feine Sippen briicfte, innerlid) feft entfd)loffen, t)om 



(gr foil bein §err (ein 47 

gefte toegjubtetben unb fie me toieberjufefyen* ©0 gtng 
and) er, unb bte fd)one gran mad)te etne 33etoegung, ate 
ob fie iljn juritcffyalten toollte, befann fid) aber toieber unb 
blieb einfam in tf)rem SBitoenfilj gurtitf. 

5 Site ber Sftapr in fein 3i mmer t rat > faf) er ettoaS 
Sanger forgfaltig eingetoicfeft auf bent Xi\d)t tiegen* ©er 
©iener ber grew SKaiorin I)abe e3 t>or einer ©tunbe 
abgegeben* 9Jitt bebenben §anben rifc er bte Untfyittlung 
ab, unb fyertiorfam in einem ?eberfutteral ein prac^tdoller 

10 (gljrenbegen, ber einmal beint fiinfunbgtoangigictfyrigen OffU 
gier^iubitctum bent feligen 9JJaior t)on feinen$anterabent>er= 
efyrt toorben toar, ©abei lag ein 93latt t>on ber ^>anb ber 
gran SJofamarta, toorin fie il)m fcfyrteb: ba bte 9?eliqute, bte 
fd)on tl)r fetiger ©atte auf ber Sruft getragen, bte golbene 

15 $apfel mit einer 8ocfe beS beriiljmtert ^rinjen unb gelb* 
l)erm 9Jtof Smanuet, ein teureS $anttlient>erntad)tnte int 
§aufe be$ fcerftorbenen 9Jtojor$, tfyren tapferen ie^igen 
SBefiijer, beffer ate e$ einer Sode t>otn ^>aupte einer 
fdjtoacfjen gran trtogttd) getnefen mare, ju fo riifymltdjen 

20 Jaten begeiftert Ijabe, toerbe biefe SBaffe dotlenbs tf)m 
ben 28eg git ben fyodjften frtegerifd)en (Sljren baljnen, unb 
fie fjoffe, ben treuen unb betoafyrten greunb baburd) nid)t 
ju berfdjergen, baft fie il)n nur in folder SBeife gum 
9tad)folger be3 SBeretmgten gu ntad)en intftanbe fei, 

25 £)er Junge 33aron, ate er, eine franjofifefye SI)anfon 
trallernb, in feine SBofjnung guritcffeljrte, fanb nur einen 
93rief auf feinem £ifd), unb ba er Doltfomnten ju tmffen 
glaubte toa3 barin ftanb, jltnbete er fid) erft nod) eine 
3igarre an, el)e er ba% ©iegel erbradE), Slber bte 3igcirre 



48 (Sr foil bem |>err fcin 

ging tfym toieber au3, ate er au3 bem Hubert fcincn eigenen 
getbbrief mtt ber dertaufcfjten Slbreffe berdorjog unb toon 
ber 3?anb ber fdjonen gran nur btc SSorte fymjugefiigt 
fal): „3tren ift menfcbltdf), unb barum feme gembfdjafi 
5 3d) bitte, ben 93rief in bte red)ten ^anbe $u beforbem, 
au£ benen and) bte fo tren befyiitete rote ©dfytetfe f)ert>or= 
gegangen ift." 



93tet langfamer ate feme beiben SSorganger erflomm 
ber britte bte ©tufen, bte tfjn in ba3 Jurmftitbcfyen ber 

io atten (S&rtftet fil^rtcn* Sr toollte nnr 2lbfd)teb Don ifyr 
neljmen, bann auf bte $ommanbantur, urn fid) ilrtaub ju 
erbttten, nnb toomijgltdj fyeute nod) ber ©tabt ben SRiicfen 
feljren, urn irgenbtoo im ©ebtrge bte fcollige ©enefung 
feineS 8eibe3 ab^utoarten, toenn and) bte SSunbe femes 

15 §erjen§ nod) lange tttdjt fidfj fdjlieften toitrbe* 

(Sr fanb bte trene Site nidfjt auf bem getoofynten ^latj; 
fie Ijatte fid) in ba$ obere ©tubmen juriidfgejogen, urn tfyn 
ba$ fleine t»erftegette ^aefdjen, ba3 auf bem Stfdje lag, 
oljne 3 eu 9^ n offnen gu laffen. Dbtoofyt er fofort bte 

20 §anb feiner ©eliebten erfannte, griff er bodj nur medjantfdj 
barnadj* 2Ba$ follte er fidfj ertoarten, ate irgenb ein 
SInbenfen, ba§ iljm nur fcfymer^lidj fein fonnte? 2lber ate 
er ba£ papier geoffnet Ijatte, fam eine Heine 93rieftafd)e 
gum SSorfcfietn, bte innen eine ^Ijotograpfyte ber fdjonen 

25 gran entbiett, auf ber SRitcffette aber mit feinen 33ud)ftaben 
bie SBorte gefdfjrieben: „©u follft mein §err fein unb td) 
bin ntdjt beine §errin, fonbern beine treue unb geljorfame 



@r (oil bem §err fein 49 

gran," ©a^u baS ©atnm be3 fientigen £age3 unb ein 
gorbeerfranj, ber bte ©djrift gicrlid^ emrafymte* Unb toie 
er ie^t mit frenbejitternben ^anben ba$ ©eitentafc^d^en 
ijffnete, fiel ber Heine 9?ing mit bem blauen ©tein toieber 
5 fyeranS, in einen 3 ette ^ Qemicfelt mit ben SSorten: „3<$ 
banfe bir> baft bn bie ^robe ntdjt beftanben Ijaft. SSer^ 

jeitje biefe leijte £orf)eit beiner gtiicflidjen SBraut!" 

@S blcibt nidjte fyinjnjnfiigen, ate ba$ toenige 2lugen- 
blicfe nadj) biefer @ntf)it((nng ein blaffer jnnger Wlann oben 

10 am Slnrmfenfter erfd)ien nnb gtetdjjeitig unten eine liber 
nnb liber ergltifyenbe jnnge gran auf bem btnmenge- 
fdjmitcften S3alfon be3 3?anfe3 gegenttber, nnb ba$ bie 
9?ad)barn befyanpten toottten, gnm erften 2M f)abe bie 
atte Sfjriftel eine generSbmnft, bie fie an3 tljrer Ijoljen 

15 SBarte beobad^tet, ntcfyt an bie grofte ©tocfe gefyangt 



EXERCISES IN COMPOSITION 



(Pp. 7-9) 

i. The people in this little city, always went to bed 
very early. 2. This one evening, however, the streets 
were very lively, and the windows were all illuminated. 
3. Many citizens stood in the square to listen to the 
melodies which the military band was playing. 4. Who 
were in the assembly room of the city hall, and why 
were they there? 5. Many a one who was now sitting 
with his comrades in the inn was destined never to see 
the old town again. 

II 

(Pp. 9-12) 

1. The old major of the garrison had died four years 
ago, and his widow lived alone in the fine house near 
the square. 2. All the officers feared that she would 
sell her house and move to Munich. 3. But she said that 
she was not wealthy enough to live comfortably in a large 
city, and stayed where she was. 4. Did she want to 
marry 1 again, or did she want to remain her own mistress ? 
5. The young woman had grown wise by experience. 
1 Ijetrctten. 
5i 



52 (5r (oil betn §err [em 

III 

(Pp. 13-16) 

1. The captain had blue eyes and a light mustache, 
and was popular with his comrades. 2. The lieutenant, 
on the other hand, was a charming young baron, but 
he was thoughtless, and made many debts. 3. The 
older man was an enthusiastic hunter, who shot many 
partridges and sent them to the widow. 4. This eve- 
ning each one hoped that the other would be in the city 
hall, and made a farewell visit at the house of Mrs. 
Rosemary. 5. She gave one of them a red ribbon, and 
the other a lock of her hair. 



IV 

(Pp. 16-21) 

1. After the men had gone down the stairs into the 
street, the young woman went into the garden. 2. She 
was in a melancholy mood, because she had to remain 
alone at home. 3. Suddenly she thought of a young 
sculptor who used to come to the city once a year. 

4. She was frightened when she heard his step in the 
deserted street and saw his well-known figure approach. 

5. He stopped at the gate and told her that he had 
been in Bohemia when the letter from his comrades 
reached him. 



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(Pp. 21-25) 

1. The young artist had not dared to hope that she 
would speak to him so pleasantly. 2. His feeling for 
her had remained the same, and he was glad that he 
could see her before he marched into the field. 3. Did 
she listen to him when he begged her not to go away? 
4. Rosemary answered that she had often thought of 
him, and that he was very dear to her. 5. Where was 
Christine, his old nurse? 6. Edward took along with 
him 1 into the tower the ring which the young woman 
gave to him. 

1 Omit. 



VI 

(Pp. 26-29) 

1. No one recognized me in the shadow of the church 
tower. 2. Christine was very old, and suffered from 
chronic rheumatism. 3. Did she say anything when 
Edward told her where he had been? 4. With a spy- 
glass the young man could look down into the houses. 

5. Did the old woman have no feeling for her friends? 

6. Edward laid his hat on the sofa and stepped to the 
window. 7. What could he see here ? 



54 @* fatt bein §err fern 

VII 

(Pp. 29-32) 

1. In this country there are 1 many grain fields. 
2. The old man in the tower directed his glass to the 
forest-covered mountains, and then turned his eyes to 
the city. 3. In the street was a beautiful woman in a 
summer dress. 4. The mayor stood on the balcony 
and directed a few words to the citizens. 5. Whom 
did the watchman recognize in the procession? 6. His 
comrades scattered to the right and to the left, and 
soon the city hall was dark and deserted. 

1 e3 gtbt. 

VIII 

(Pp. 32-38) 

1. The woman arose from the window and carried 
the child about the room in her arms. 2. Her husband 
then gave the little fellow a helmet and played soldier 
with him. 3. What was the old woman next door 
doing while her son was in the beer garden ? 4. Edward 
could see another room, in which the people were very 
jolly. 5. The poor girl threw herself on a chair and 
cried like a sick child. 6. When the clock struck 
twelve the lonesome man in the tower felt the earth 
shake beneath him. 



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IX 

(Pp. 38-42) 

1. The servant brought her mistress a long letter, 
on the composition of which the lover had spent the 
morning hours. 2. The young soldier could not stand 
the test, because his honor forbade that he stay at 
home while his comrades marched" to battle. 3. All the 
people thought of charitable deeds and sent many gifts 
to the poor soldiers across the Rhine. 4. Many letters 
were received from the soldiers, who gave their friends 
reports concerning their adventures in the field. 5. 
When the one letter which the Baron had written re- 
mained unanswered, nothing more was heard of him. 

X 

(Pp. 42-47) 

1. All the citizens showed great zeal in decorating 
their houses on the return of the victorious soldiers. 
2. When the squadron rode through the streets it was 
covered with a rain of flowers and greeted with loud 
cheers. 3. Mrs. Rosemary entertained her three friends 
at her house; when dinner was over, all went to the 
balcony, and they told jolly stories till evening. 4. The 
major said that he owed his good luck to the locket 
which she had given him. 5. The young sculptor's 



56 @r (oil beat iperr fein 

hopes sank when he heard Mrs. Rosemary say that 
they would find the answer to their questions in their 
homes. 

XI 

(Pp. 47-49) 

1. The Baron returned to his home, and, after he 
had lighted a cigar, opened the letter which he found 
on his table. 2. What did he find in it? 3. Edward 
was firmly determined to go to the mountains, but when 
he had opened the package which lay in his room he 
changed his mind. 1 4. She thanked him because he 
had not stood the test and asked him to pardon her 
folly. 5. When he went to the window of his tower 
room, he saw the young widow standing on the balcony 
down below. 

1 See note to 1. 2, p. 26. 






VOCABULARY 



Students using a vocabulary prepared for a special book must remember 
that almost every word has a number of shades of meaning which can not 
always be precisely indicated within the confines of a brief list. Moreover, 
personal opinion will vary as to which is the best translation to give under 
certain circumstances. Therefore the English equivalents given in the follow- 
ing pages can often be taken as merely suggestive of what the person who is 
translating the story may wish to supply himself, and not as the only possible 
rendition. 

Where the meaning of a feminine form is evident from the masculine 
original, the former is not given a special place in the alphabetic list, but is 
included under the latter. The same is the case with those diminutives whose 
significance is easily derived. As practically all German adverbs are merely 
the uninflected form of the corresponding adjective, the adverbial form is not 
given in the vocabulary; the student can easily determine from the context 
which is to be used. Separable verbs are indicated by an accent after the 
separable particle. 

afcettteuerftdj, fanciful. 
% after, however, but. 

Sl&faffMtg, /., composition, 

writing. 
a&'gefcen (a, e), to deliver. 
a&gefdjteben, isolated. 
a&'ljaften (te, a), to prevent, 

restrain. 

aB^anben; — fcmtmett, to dis- 
appear. 

afc'firt)tett, to cool. 

afc'faufen (te, cm), see sftang, 

afr'nefymett (a, genommen), to 
take off. 

afc'reiften (t, t), to tear off. 



a&'&fttfjett, to fade. 
5lfcettb (-3, -e), m., evening; 
fytutt afcenb, to-night ; geftent 

a&ettb, last night; Mtf bctt — , 
in the evening; CUtf tttOtgetl 
ftftettb, till to-morrow even- 
ing. 

St&enbeffen (-3, — ), n., sup- 
per. 

Ctftettb^, in the evening. 
^fcettteuer (-3, — ), »., adven- 
ture. 



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afi'fdjttfett, to send away. 
5l&fdjteb (-3, -e), w. depar- 
ture; — feiern, — nefymen, 

to bid farewell. 

2n>fdjteb3&efutf> (-8, -e), m., 

farewell visit. 

^rafc^teb^feft (-3, -e), n., fare- 
well ceremony. 

mWkb$maf)l (-8, -e), w., 
farewell feast. 

a&'fcfyiittettt, to shake off. 

d&'feljett (a, e), to learn by 
watching. 

a&tritmung, unfaithful. 

afe'toarten, to await. 

5(d>fel (— , -n), /., shoulder. 

Ctcfytetfig, octagonal. 

5(breffe ( — , -n), /., address. 

afynen, to suspect. 

2ffjmmg (— , -en), /., presenti- 
ment. 

all, all, whole; everybody. 

attettt, alone. 

attentat; etn fiir — , once for 
all. 

atferbhtg3, indeed. 

atterlet, all sorts of. 

afterarten, everywhere. 

aflgegentoarttg, omnipresent. 

aflgemem, general. 

atfjafyrftdj, annual. 

al3, than, as, when, except- 
ing, like; — f)i§, until. 

a(fo, therefore, then. 

alt, old. 



5Utar (-3, -e), m., altar. 

altfitrftlid), noble, ancestral. 

tiftftdj, elderly. 

Wmor (-3), m. t Cupid. 

2fmulett (-$, -e), n., charm. . 

an, on, at, by, near. 

5fnfceter (-3, — ), m., admirer. 

5lnriennttat, /., rank. 

5lnbenfot (-3, — ), n., keep- 
sake. 

anber, other, next. 

anbererf tit$, on the other 
hand. 

anbettt, refl., to change. 

anber3, differently. 

Wnbentnng ( — , -en), /., hint. 

5tnefbote ( — , -n), /., anecdote. 

an'fangen (t, a), to begin. 

5lnfrage ( — , -n), /., request 
for information. 

an'fnfyren, to assign. 

an'ge&en (a, e), to announce. 

5lngeBetete (-n, -n), /., adored 
one. 

angefjenb, advancing. 

angefefyen, respected. 

3tngft, /., fear. 

an'ijalten (te, a), to stop. 

an'fyaudjett, to fan, breathe on. 

an'pren, to listen to. 

an'ftammem, refl., to cling to. 

an'ftmtmen (fam, o), to arrive. 

an'tadjen, to laugh, smile 
upon. 

2Waff (-eS, *■€), m., occasion. 



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59 



Cttt'merfett, to notice in, on. 

Slnredjt (-3, -e), »., right, 
claim. 

5Cttfa^ (-e$, -^e), m., beginning, 
inclination. 

an'fdjlieften (o, o), reft., to 
join. 

5lnf dj faff (-e^, -*e), ra., con- 
nection. 

an'fefjen (a, e), to look at. 

5fttfefyett (-3), «., appearance. 

5lnj>rndj (-8, -^e), *»., claim. 

^nftrenpng ( — , -en), /., ex- 
ertion. 

Wntetf (-3, -e), w., part, 
interest. 

WtltttJOrt (— , -en), /., answer. 

ctntttwrten, to answer. 

an'^nnben, to light. 

arfceiten, to work. 

Wtger (-3), m., anger. 

Ctrgertl, re/Z., to be angry. 

arglo^ f innocent. 

5(rgn3ange (-3, -n), w., Ar- 
gus eye. 

5lrm (-3, -e), ra., arm. 

5(rt ( — , -en), /., sort, manner. 

(trtig, nice. 

atmett, to breathe. 

(Md), also, even; — ehtmctt, 
for a change; — mdjt, not 
even. 

etltf, on, at, to, up, over; until. 

auf&ettmfyrett, to keep, pre- 
serve. 



Ctnf'Mitfjen, to blossom. 

anf'&recfyen (a, o), to start, 
leave. 

9htfbmd) (-3, ^e), m., de- 
parture. 

ctnf'bammern, to dawn. 

ctnf'erlegen, to impose on. 

auffftfjtett (u, a), to start 
up. 

anfgebrnngen, forced. 

anfgef>en (gtng, gegangen), to 
be absorbed. 

auYfyalttn (ie, a), to detain; 
reft., to remain. 

eutffyangen, to hang. 

anf Jjeben (o, o), to lift. 

anffcmtmen (tarn, o), to com- 
pete. 

aitfredjt, erect. 

anf'ttdjten, to straighten up; 
er ri^tetc fid) fcft in alien 
dWiebern anf , he threw back 
his shoulders. 

9lnfrtdjttgfett, /., sincerity. 

ctnf fdjiefcen (o, o), to postpone. 

anffrffftefeen (o, o), to unlock. 

anf'fefyen (a, e), to look up. 

Wnffefyett (-3), n., sensation; 
flfyne — , without attracting 
attention. 

anffe^en, to put on; bic $nme 

— , crown, cap the climax. 
anfftmeften (o, o), to sprout. 
auf'fte^en (ftanb, geftanben), to 



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aufftetgen (ie, te), to rise, 
ascend. 

auf'taitdjett, to reappear, rise. 

auftoctdjett, to wake up. 

5luge (-3, -n), »., eye; grofee 
— n madden, to stare. 

5lttgenfcfttf (-3, -e), ra., mo- 
ment. 

HU3, out of, of, from. 

9fu3ar&eitung (— , -en), /., 

demonstration. 
an$'bitttn (bat, gebeten), refl., 

to request. 
au^'&redjett (a, o), to break 
out. 

au^ehwnber/fommett (tarn, o), 

to part. 
au3fitf>rftd), detailed. 

au^'fittfen, to fill (out). 
au3'gd)en (gtng, gegangen), to 

go out. 
au^'ftjfdjett, to extinguish. 
5lu3marfd) (-e3, ^e), m., 

marching out. 

ctu^'marfdjteren, to march 

out. 
au^'nefymen (a, genommen), 

refl., fid) gut — , to make a 

good impression. 
au^'retdjen, to suffice. 
au^'riitfen, to march out. 
au^'fdjlafen (te, a), to sleep 

off. 
au^'fdjlagen (u, a), to finish 

striking. 



5ht3fdjmutfuttg (— , -en), /., 
decoration. 

au^'fefjen (a, e), to look. 

aitfjer, besides. 

au^erbem, moreover. 

Ctufterltdj, externally. 

(XU^'fefcett, to expose. 

$lu3ftcfyt ( — , -en), /., pros- 
pect. 

au^'toetttett, to weep away. 

5ftmncemettt, /., promotion. 



SBatfermeifter (-3, — ), m., 

master baker. 
S8af)tl (— , -en), /., railway. 
Gannett, to clear. 
SBafynfyof (-3, ^e), ra., railway 

station. 
SBafynfyof^geMube (-3, — ), w., 

station building. 
foafb, soon; — . . . — , now 

. . . now. 
SBctlfrm (-3, -e), m., balcony. 
SBalfcmstmmer (-3, — ), n., 

balcony room. 

SB (Mb (-e^, -e), w., bond. 

SBanfettmitftf, /., banquet 
music. 

SBaritmt (-3, -e), m., baritone. 

SBarttmtarte ( — , -n), /., bari- 
tone aria. 

baxmf)tt%i$ f merciful. 



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JBaroit (-3, -e), w., baron. 
SBataitfim (-8, -e), «'., batal- 

lion. 
SBaum (-C^, *e), m., tree. 
batyttfd), Bavarian. 
beben, to tremble. 

bebenfen (-badjte, -badjt), to 
consider. 

23ebettfen (-6, — ), »., hesita- 
tion; — trctgen, to hesi- 
tate. 

bebenflid), serious. 

bebenten, to signify. 

SSebtngnng (— , -en), /., con- 
dition. 

SBebtitfmd (-feS, — fe), »'., ne- 
cessity. 

ftefattgett, embarrassed. 

fiefCci^Ctt (t, t), refl., to devote 
one's self to. 

beftftbern, to forward. 

fcefragett, to question. 

befteten, to liberate. 

SBefretuttg ( — , -en), /., libera- 
tion. 

befitrdjten, to fear. 

begegnen, to meet. 

begetftern, to inspire. 

begetftett, enthusiastic. 

Segetftermtg, /., enthusiasm. 

begieften (o, o), to sprinkle, 
water. 

begtmten (a, o), to begin. 

beglettett, to accompany. 

beglutfert, to make happy. 



begreifen (-griff, -griffen), to 

comprehend. 

begriifeen, to greet. 

SBegriifenng (— , -en), /., greet- 
ing. 

begitnftigen, to favor. 

bef)ag(td), comfortable. 

befyanbeln, to treat. 

befyctnpten, to maintain, 

befyiiten, to guard. 

befyntfant, careful. 

bet, at, with, among. 

betbe, both, two; fid) — , each 
other. 

S3etn (-8, -e), n., leg; ctnf ben 

— en, astir. 
bemctfye, almost. 
beifammen'ft^en (fag, gefeffen), 

to sit together. 
23etf^»icl (-3, -e), n. y example. 
bei'fteuern, to contribute. 
bejaljett, to answer in the 

affirmative. 

befannt, known. 

beffomntett, uneasy, embar- 
rassed. 

beldttfdjen, to overhear, eaves- 
drop. 

btltbt, crowded. 

belettdjtett, to illuminate. 

betiebt, popular. 

betnfttgen, to amuse. 

bentarfjttgen, refl., to obtain 
possession of. 

bemetfett, to notice, note. 



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fremiiijett, refl., to pay court 
to, exert one's self. 

befl&adjtett, to observe. 

frequent, comfortable, con- 
venient. 

berecfyttgen, to justify. 

SBerebfctmfett, /., eloquence. 

fcerett^, already. 

fceteuett, to regret. 

23eri(t)t (-3, -e), m., report. 

beritrjmt, renowned. 

berurjren, to touch. 

befctgt, afore-mentioned. 

SBefdjaftigmtg (— , -en), /., 
occupation. 

fcefdjetbett, modest, humble. 

befdjleidjett (t, t), to over- 
whelm . 

SBefdjimtgmtg (— , -en), /., 
glossing over. 

befdjttridjttgen, to comfort. 

befeftgenb, blissful. 

fcefitmett (a, o), refl., to delib- 
erate, reconsider. 

befi^en (-fag, -feffett), to pos- 
sess. 

23eft^er (-3, — ), w., posses- 
sor. 

befmtber, special. 

befflttber^, specially; queer. 

befpredjen (a, o), to discuss. 

beftanben; nadj — er *prabe, 
after he had stood the test. 

beftattgen, to confirm. 

beftefyen (-ftanb, -ftanben); bte 



*grobe — , to stand the 
test. 

fcefteftett, to order, prear- 
range; fein £au3 — , to 
make one's will. 

beften; sunt — geben, to pro- 
vide, tell. 

befitttttttt, definite, intended. 

SBefturpng, /., confusion. 

fretenem, to protest, affirm. 

SBeteuermtg ( — , -en), /., as- 
surance. 

bttxad)Un, to consider, look 
at. 

betragen (u, a), refl., to act. 

SBetragen (-8), n., conduct. 

betretben (ie, ie), to attend to. 

fcetroffen, taken aback; em* 
pfutbftd) — , offended. 

f&ttt (-3, -en), n., bed. 

beurfouben, to dismiss; refl., 
to take leave. 

23etutffenmg (— , -en), /., 
population. 

fcetwrftefyenb, impending. 

bettmdfen, to guard. 

feeroctljren, to preserve. 

httoafjXt, tried, tested. 

$etoanbtnt3, /., nut bem e3 
etne gan$ befmtbere — fyatte, 
the nature of which was 
very peculiar. 

betoegen, refl., to move. 

SBetoegung ( — , -en), /., mo- 
tion, gesture. 



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fceroeifen (te, te), to prove, 

show. 
fcetoerfcen (a, 0), refl., to woo. 
SBetoerfcet: (-3, — ), m., suitor. 

fcettHtten, to entertain. 

fcetmrtjltett, to inhabit. 

fiettmfjt, afore -mentioned ; refl., 
conscious. 

fce^ttfjett (-309, -gogen), to re- 
fer; Ctltf ftd) — , to take to 
one's self. 

23ifcel (— , -n), /., bible. 

SSMiotyd (— , -en), /., li- 
brary 

SBier (-3, -e), n., beer. 

SBiergctrten (-3, •"■), m., beer 
garden. 

fcteten (0, 0), to offer. 

S3Ub (-eg, -er), n., picture, 
image. 

fcifben, to form. 

£Bilbl)auer (-3, — ), m., sculp- 
tor. 

SBUbttttg, /., culture. 

SBhtbe (— , -n), /., sling. 

fetnben (a, u), to bind. 

b\§ f until, to; — auf, except- 
ing, down to. 

fitter, until now. 

bitten (bat, gebeten), to re- 
quest, beg. 

£3itoaf (-3, -g), n., bivouac. 

Blafen (te, a), blow; play. 

bla$, pale. 

23lctffe, /., paleness. 



f8tatt (-g, ^er), n., leaf, sheet 
of paper. 

Man, blue. 

fcteifcen (te, te), to remain: 
ftefyen — , to stop. 

Metgefctftt, leaded. 

f&tid (-g, -e), m., glance. 

Mitfen, to look. 

fifteen, to glisten, sparkle. 

biotib, blond. 

blofy, only, merely. 

fcfafyen, to bloom. 

23 fame ( — , -n), /., flower. 

23famenbnft (-g, ^e), m., odor 
of flowers. 

&famengefd)tnntft, flower- 

decked. 

SBfamenregen (-g, — ), m., 
rain of flowers. 

$famenftranft (-eg, -*e), w., 

bouquet. 

mm (-^), n.. biood. 

fcfatarm, penniless. 

SBfatenregen (-g, — ), m., 

shower of blossoms. 
SSitfjmen (-g), w., Bohemia. 
23tftterfd)nft (-eg, ^e), m., 

cannon shot. 
f&ott (-n, -n), w., messenger. 
SBrctttb (-g, -^e), m., fire. 
fcraten (te, a), to broil, fry. 
fcrandjen, to need. 
SBranftnbe ( — , -n), /., tavern, 
f8ta\tt ( — , ^e), /., fiancee. 
S3ranttgam (-g, -e), w., fiance. 



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$rauttgam3arm (-3, -e), w., 
fie in feme — e fdjlieften, to 

embrace her as his bride. 
SSxautteutt, pi., a betrothed 

couple. 
&tat), good, brave. 
foremen (a, o), to break. 
fcreit, broad. 

S3reite ( — , -It), /., breadth. 
fcremten (brcmnte, gebrannt), to 

burn. 
S3ricf (-3, -e), m., letter. 
SBriefdjett (-3, — ), n., note. 
SBrieftafcfye (— , -n), /., letter 

case, portfolio. 
fcriffattt, brilliant. 
fcrhtgen (bradjte, gebradjt), to 

bring; t$ $u ettt>a3 — , to be 

successful. 
SBntber (-3, *), w., brother. 
$ruft (— , -^e), /., breast. 
$rufttafd)e (— , -n), /., breast 

pocket. 
$ii&rf|ett (-^ — ), w., little 

fellow. 
23udj (-3, -*er), n., book. 
23ittf>eftf|en (-3, — ), n., little 

book. 
SBudjftafce (-n3, -Tt), m., letter. 
bunt, diversified, variegated. 
S3iirger (-3, — ), w., citizen. 
SBiirgermeifter (-3, — ), w., 

mayor. 
SBurgermeifteritt (— , nen), /., 

wife of the mayor. 



SBurfdje (-n, -n), m., fellow, 

servant. 
$ufd) (-e$, ^e), ».", bush. 



6af at (-S), Caesar. 
G^attffltt (— , -3), /., French 
song. 

(Paraftergrjjfje, /., strength of 

character. 
(Sparge (— , -n), /., rank. 
dfyetmuleger (-3, -3), w., 

light horseman. 
(Sfjriftet, /., Christine. 
djttwifd), chronic. 

£> 

ba, there, then, since, when. 

babei, there, present, at the 
same time, at this, with all 
this, next to it. 

$>aMei&ett (-3), n., remaining. 

$ad) (-3, -er), n., roof. 

Sacfyftit&cfyen (-3, — ), n., attic 
room. 

babltrd), by this; — baft, by 
the fact that. 

bctgegett, on the other hand. 

bafteim'&tei&ett (te, te), to re- 
main at home. 

better, therefore. 

baJjitt, so far. 



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bafjinten'Metben (te, te), to be 
outdone. 

bafyinter, back of it. 

bamat$, at that time; DOtt — , 
in the past. 

$ame (— , -n), /., lady. 

bamit, with that (it, them). 

$ampf (-3, ^e), w., steam, 
vapor. 

bampfett, to dampen, mod- 
erate. 

banieber'ftegen (a,e),to lie abed. 

$>aitf (-3), m., acknowledg- 
ment, thanks. 

$anfau3bru(fy (-3, ^e), m., 
outburst of gratitude. 

bantbat. grateful. 

battfett, to thank. 

bann, then; — ttttb ttmtm, now 

and then. 
baran, of the fact. 

barauf, thereafter, thereupon, 

thereon, on it; bftlb — , 

soon after. 
batin, therein. 
barnat^'greifctt (griff, gegrtf* 

fen), to reach for. 
baritber, over there, about 

that, 
barunt, therefore, about the 

fact, for the purpose, for 

this reason. 
batUtttet, among them. 
$afettt (-3), n., existence. 
baff, that. 



$>atum (H&, £)aten), n., date. 
$><Uter, /., duration. 
bauern, to last. 
batum, of that; away. 
ba&wt'geijett (gtng, gegangen), 

to go away. 
ba&mt'tragen (u, a), to carry 

away. 
batum'stetyen (jog, ge^ogen), to 

march away. 
ba$U, in addition. 
ba^toifdjen, between times. 
$>etfe (— , -tt), /., cover, 

blanket. 
$egen (-3, — ), m., sword. 
Segenffinge (— , -n), /., 

sword-blade. 
$egrabatiim (— , -en), /., 

lowering in rank. 
bein, your. 
bcttfcn (bad)te, gebatf)t), to 

think, imagine, intend; id) 

badtytt, it seems to me. 
benn, for, anyway, really, 

then. 
bemtod), nevertheless. 

bcr (/. bte, n. ba£), the, this, 

this one, that, that one; 

he, she, it; who, which, 

what. 
betb, rough. 
bctgcftalt, to such an extent. 

bcrjenige (/. btejettige, n. ba^- 

jenigc), he, that person, the 
one. 



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berfetfce (/. btefelfce, w. ba3= 
fel&e), the same, he. 

beftfl, so much the. 

beutltd), distinctly. 

beittfd}, German. 

bidjt, close, dense; — ttefiett, 
close to. 

bid, thick, stout, portly. 

bienett, to serve. 

Wiener (-3, — ), m.\ $>ietteritt 
( — , -nen), /., servant. 

£>tettft (-3, -e), m., service. 

btenftfrct, free, unoccupied. 

$)tettftjctf)r (-3, -e), n., year of 
service. 

^tettftleute, pi., servants. 

S>tettftyf(td)t, /., obligation to 
serve. 

btettftyfftdjtftffttfttgft, as a mat- 
ter of duty. 

biefer (/. biefe, n. btefe3), this, 

the latter; — Uttb jetter, one 
person or another. 

bte^tnctt, this time. 

$>tfettant (-en, -en), m\, ama- 
teur. 

^ilettantettfonjert (-3, -e), n., 
amateur concert. 

$>tng (-3, -e), n., thing. 

bO(^ f still, anyway, neverthe- 
less, certainly; — Xiodj 
anyway; — ettbftd), at last. 

$mt=3uan=Sttf (-3, -e), w., 
Don Juan style. 

Swrf (-3, -^er), »., village. 



bort, there. 

£>ratfje (-n, -n), w., dragon. 
brauften, outside. 
brettttat, three times. 
brctUttb^ttJan^tg^ twenty-three. 
bretunb^ttmn^igfter, twenty- 
third. 
brittgen (a, u), to press; in 

cinett — , to urge one. 
brttte, third. 
bro&ett, upstairs, high up, 

above. 
broken, to threaten; mxt bent 

f5tttger — , to shake one's 

ringer at. 
brijfyttett, to boom, rumble. 
brittfen, to press. 
bit, you. 

$uett (-3, -e), #.-, duet. 
bumpf, close, musty. 
bltttM, dark. 

bltrd), through, by means of. 
burd)CUt3, by all means; — 

fettt, by no means a; — 

ttttfft, not at all. 

burtfi'madjen, to undergo. 
bltrdjf Jritft, interlarded; Bunt 
mxt SBitrgern — , with many 

citizens among them. 

biirfett (burfte, geburft), to be 
permitted, allowed. 

bitfter, dark; — Mttfenb, 

gloomy. 
$>iite (— , -n), /., paper 
bag. 



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efcett, just; — ttttr f hardly, 
barely. 

efcenfatf£, likewise. 

<£d)0 (-6, -3), «., echo. 

(£tfe ( — , -n), /., corner. 

ebef, noble. 

^buarb (-$), w., Edward. 

ef)e, before. 

(Ifje ( — , -%), /., marriage. 

e^ettc^, conjugal, marital. 

efyent, metallic. 

(£f)re (— , -ri), /., honor; 
5tt — n, in honor of ; fo 
toeit e3 irgenb in — n ge= 
fdjefyen btirfe, as far as 
could be done with pro- 
priety. 

CHjrenbegen (-3, — ), m., 

sword of honor. 

(£fyrenlegiim (— , -en), /., 
legion of honor. 

(StyrettptaJ; (-eg, *e), m., place 
of honor. 

efyrentwtt, with honor. 

eftrltcf? r honest. 

efjrtotirbtg, venerable, hon- 
orable. 

(lifer (-3), w., zeal. 

OHferfncfyt, /., jealousy. 

etferfndjtig, jealous. 

<$iferfnd)t3fsene (— , -n), /., 
jealous quarrel. 



etfrifl, enthusiastic, earnest, 
zealous. 

etgen, own. 

eigenfitdjtig, selfish. 

eigentfitff, real; recfyt — , act- 
ually. 

eigentitnttidj, peculiar. 

QiU, /., haste; ill — , hastily. 

eUett, to hasten. 

em, a, one; ba3 etne, the one 
thing. 

ettiatlber, one another, each 
other; Uttter — , by them- 
selves. 

ein'atmen, to inhale. 

ein'&erafen (te, u), to summon. 

^tnbturf (-3, -"-e), ni., impres- 
sion. 

etttfadj, simple, plain. 

©tngejogetl^ett, /., retirement. 

einf)er'gef}en (gtng, gegangen), 
to walk along; in stoetertei 
£ndj — , to wear a uniform. 

einige, some. 

eftt' iabtn (n, a), to invite. 

dinwbnng (— , -en), /., invi- 
tation. 

ein'foffen (te, a), to admit. 

eitt'mal, once; auf — , sud- 
denly; nod) — , again. 

einntal', intensive, generally 
untranslatable. 

ein'raljmen, to encircle. 

einfam, lonely. 

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eht'fdjtafett (te, a), to go to 

sleep. 

ettt'feifett, to begin. 

(£tttf partner (-8, — ), m., one- 
horse wagon. 

ein'tyerren, to imprison. 

ettt'ftetfen, refl., to appear. 

rittfttoetfett, for the present. 

eht'treffen (traf, o), to arrive. 

em'nritfettt, to wrap up. 

tin%dtl, individual. 

eitt^tg, single, only, un- 
equaled. 

(£htpg (-3, -^e), m., entry. 

(£tfett (-3, — ), n., iron. 

©tfctlfta^tt ( — , -en), /., rail- 
way. 

(Bfenftafc (-3, -^e), m., iron 
bar. 

ettet, vain. 

elenb, miserable. 

(Htettt, parents. 

empfangen (t, a), to receive. 

Cfrttpfattg (-&, -t), m., receipt, 
reception. 

(Smpfangerht (— , -nen), /., 
recipient. 

entpftnben (a, n), to feel. 

Ctttpftttbftd), sensitive, notice- 
able. 

(gntyftttbung (— , -en), /., 
feeling. 

ettMtdj, finally, at last. 

eng, narrow. 

Gmge ( — , -n), /., narrow life. 



ettt&eljrett, to lack, miss; all 
ba3 §U — be f all that one is 
to miss. 

etttfadjett, to arouse, inflame. 

etttferoett, refl., to go. 

etttfewt, distant; tttdjt — , not 
for a moment. 

etttffammett, to inflame. 

entftoljen, escaped. 

etttfufyrett, to carry away, ab- 
duct. 

entgegen'fdjtrfett, to send 
against. 

etttijaftett (te, a), to contain. 

($ttt!)utfmtg (— , -en), /., ex- 
posure, confession. 

Ctttfegen, remote. 

entmuttgen, to discourage. 

CtttfagCtt, to renounce. 

etttfdjabtgett, to compensate. 

(Smtfdjetbmtg ( — , -en), /., de- 
cisibn. 

(£tttfd)eibmtg£fantj)f (-e$, ^e), 
m., decisive battle. 

etttfdjletettt, to disclose. 

etttfdjfoffett, determined. 

(£tttfd)htft (-e$, ^e), m., de- 
cision; ttttt frciCtt — , of free 
will. 

entfdjuttrigen, to excuse. 

etttfumen (a, o), refl., to re- 
member. 

etttateffett (-jog, -jogen), to 
withdraw. 

©ntjiirfen (-3), n., joy. 



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(gptftel (— , -n), /., epistle, 
letter. 

Ct (/. ftC f n. e£), he, she, it. 

erfmitett, refl., to be edified. 

Qttbt (-n, -it), m., heir. 

er&eittet, captured. 

erbttten (-bat, -beten), to re- 
quest. 

erfciiiijett, to bloom. 

er&recfyett (a, 0), to break 
open. 

(£rbe ( — , -tt), /., earth. 

erfafyrett (u, a), to learn. 

erfmten, re#., to rejoice, find 
pleasure. 

erfreuftdj, pleasing. 

erfrifdjett, to refresh. 

erfutfen, to fulfil, fill. 
Grfattmtg (— , -en), /., fulfil- 
ment. 
dtfgebmtg, /., submission. 

ergtufyett, to glow, blush. 
ergretfen (-griff, -griff en), to 

seize. 
erlja&ett, exalted. 
erfyaltert (te, a), to receive. 
erfye&ett (0, 0), to lift. 

erljettett, to illuminate. 

crittttem, refl., to remember. 

Cmnnerung (— , -en), /., mem- 
ory; in — leben, to be 
fresh in one's memory. 

erfampfen, to win. 

erfenncn (-fcmnte, -fannt), to 
recognize, 



etflarett, to explain, declare. 
<£rftarung (— , -en), /., an- 
nouncement, explanation. 
erftimmen (0, 0), to climb. 

erfmtbtgen, refl., to inquire. 
erktt&ett, to permit; refl., to 
venture. 

erfetben (-litt, -litten), to 
suffer. 

erlettdjtCtt, to illuminate. 

erfflfdjen (0, 0), to be extin- 
guished. 

ermUtttettt, to encourage. 

erttft, serious; fttt — UC^tttCtt, 
to take seriously. 

@tttfi (-e$), m., earnestness; 
tttt — , seriously. 

ewftfyaft, serious, earnest. 

(groberer (-3, — ), m., con- 
queror. 

erobern, to conquer. 

ertfffttett, refl., to be revealed. 

(grtfrtermtg ( — , -en), /., dis- 
cussion. 

txptobtn, to test. 

(Sirregmtg, /., excitement. 

erretdjen, to reach. 

errtften, to blush. 

crfc^etnctt (te, te), to appear, 
seem. 

erfdjflpft, exhausted. 

etfdjretfett (a, 0), to be fright- 
ened, start. 

Ctft, only, first; — redjt, 
really; — nod), first, 



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erftenmal, $xm, for the first 

time. 
txtappttt, to detect. 
erttmdjen, to wake up. 
ertuagen (o, o), to consider. 

CXtvtyUn, to choose. 
ertoafynett, to mention. 
emarten, to expect. 
©rnmrtmtg ( — , -en), /., ex- 
pectation. 
ertoetdjen, to soften. 
ertmbern, to reply (to). 

Gttfr (-C«, -e), n., metal. 

cr^a^letl, to relate, tell. 

(Stengel (-3, — ), archangel. 

e3, it. 

cffen (aft, gegeffen), to eat. 

(£ffett (-3, — ), »., meal. 

etttm, possibly. 

ettoa3, somewhat, something; 

fjj — , something. 
ttOXQ, eternal. 
etotggefte&t, eternally loved. 



3fatfel (— , -n), /., torch. 
3faptt (-3, -e), w., bassoon. 
gfagattfrmsert (-3, -e), w., 

bassoon concert. 
$af>ne (— , -n), /., flag. 
fasten (n, a), to pass, ride. 
ftafl (-3, -e), w., case; fur 

bctt — , in case. 



fatten (ftef, a), to fall; tn£ 
SBort — , to interrupt. 

falfd), wrong. 

gfamUte ( — , -n), /., family. 

3famtftett&ermad)tm3 (-fe3, 
-fe), n., heirloom. 

gfarfce (— , -n), /., color. 

faffMtg3te3, uncontrollable. 

faft, almost. 

gfiittfidjen (-3, — ), n., fist; 
ftdj tn3 — fadjett, to laugh 
in one's sleeve. 

fefjfett, to be absent. 

3fefyler (-$, — ), m., mistake. 

feterftdj, solemn. 

feiettt, to celebrate, observe. 

3fetertag (-3, -e), m., holi- 
day. 

fettt, fine. 

gfeinbe^fottb (-e$, -e), n. y hos- 
tile country. 

fehtbftd), hostile. 

3fembfd)aft ( — , -en), /., hos- 
tility. 

fetnbfettg, hostile. 

8fefb (-3, -er), n., field. 

^clbbrtef (-3, -e), w., camp- 
letter. 

gfefbljert (-n, -en), tn., gen- 
eral. 

3felbp0ft r /., army mail. 

Setting (-3, -e), w., cam- 
paign. 

f$fd3 (-en, -en), m., cliff. 

3?enfter (-3, — ), n., window. 



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^ettfterdjen (-3, — ), ^., little 

window. 

gfenfterftttt^ (-e$, -e), n., win- 
dow-sill. 

fern, far. 

gfewe ( — , -n), /., distance. 
3ferngfa3 (-e$, ^er), n., field- 
glass. 

fttxntofyx (-3, -^e), n., spy- 
glass, field-glass. 

fetttg, ready; — fcrittgCtt, to 
finish. 

fertigen, to make. 

feft, firm. 

geft (-3, -e), w., festival. 

QfeftfaUtte, /., festive feeling. 

feftftcf), festive, solemn. 

feft'ftefyen (ftanb, geftanben), to 
be positive; b(l3 ftctttb fcei 
aUcxt feft, all were sure of 
that. 

$efttdg (-3, -e), ra., holi- 
day. 

$euer (-3, — ), n., fire. 

gfeuerg&ruttft ( — , ^e), /., con- 
flagration. 

gfeuerfdjhmb (-3, ^e), m., 
cannon. 

feurig, fiery, ardent. 

ftigur (— , -en), /., figure. 

ftnbett (a, u), to find. 

ginger (-S, — ), w., finger; 
am fteinen — Untm f to 

twist around the finger. 
gifd} (-e3, -e), w., fish. 



gffamme ( — , -n), /., flame; 
' in fyette — n geraten, to be- 
come thoroughly aroused. 

ftefyen, to implore. 

ftetffig, industrious. 

$tot (-3, -e), m., blossom, 
flora. 

ffodjttfl, lightly. 

ftfar (— , -en), /., field, 
meadow. 

3flfafr (-e$, *e), m., river. 

ftttftew, to whisper. 

folgen, to follow, folgenber, 
the following. 

%bxmlitf)Uit (— , -en), /., for- 
mality. 

fnrt'fcrennen (brannte, ge= 
brannt), to continue burn- 
ing. 

fort' fasten (n, a), to continue. 

furf geftett (gtng, gegangen), to 
go away. 

fort'fefcen, to continue to live. 

fort'pflansen, refl., to con- 
tinue; spread. 

fort'f proven (a, 0), to continue 
speaking. 

fort'traumen, to continue 

dreaming. 

gfrctge ( — , -n), /., question. 
fragen, to ask. 
g-ranfreitf} (-3), n., France. 
fmnstffiftfj, French. 
gfrau ( — , -en), /., woman, 
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gfrauettbiettfi (-8, -e), w., ser- 
vice of the ladies. 

gfrauenuereitt (-8, -e), w., 
women's club. 

ftCt, free. 

gfretfjett ( — , -en), /., liberty. 

fretftd), indeed. 

greube ( — , -n), /., joy, pleas- 
ure; ittit — tt, cheerfully. 

3freubenau3&rud) (-3, -«-e), m., 
outburst of joy. 

gfreubettfeuer (-3, — ), w., 

bonfire . 
gfreubenruf (-3, -e), m., cry 

of joy. 
frettbesttterttb, trembling with 

joy. 
freubtg, joyful. 
freuen, to please; refl., to be 

happy. 
^reunb (-e8, -e), w.; gfreun* 

bin ( — , -nen), /., friend. 
frennbftd), pleasant, kindly. 
gfreunblidjfeit (— , -en), /., 

friendliness, kindliness. 
ftremtbfc^aft (—, -en), /., 

friendship; ntdjt gcrabc ttt 

bet beften — , not just on 

the best of terms. 
3friebe (-nS, -n), m., peace. 
friebftdj, peaceful. 
frifdj, fresh. 
frol), happy, joyous. 
frmntn, pious. 
grant (— , -en), /., front. 



f titty, early; mil bCttl fru^cftctl f 

before daybreak. 

fritfjer, formerly. 

gritfjlutg (-3, -e), m., spring, 
youth. 

%ud)$ (-e$, *e), m., fox. 

fitgen, refl., to yield. 

ftifjfot, to feel. 

fiHjren, to lead. 

funftmbstoan^gjatyrig, twenty- 
fifth. 

3ftttf§tger (-$# —), man of 
fifty. 

flit , for. 

gfuff (-e8, -e), w., foot; 
ftuftdjen (-8, — ), w. 

gfufj&ote (-n, -n), w., foot 
messenger. 

galant, polite. 

gafoppieren, to gallop. 

®ang (-8, ^c), m., walk; cinen 
— ntttdjen, to do an errand. 

gattj, quite, very; whole. 

gar, even, altogether, abso- 
lutely; — mdjt, not at all. 

®arotfott (— , -en), /., garri- 
son. 

garnifflttteren, to be in garri- 
son. 

(Starnifonftabt ( — , *e), /., gar- 
rison town; ®armfmtftabt= 
djen (-3, — ), n. 



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(Sfortett (-3, ■*), m., garden. 

©arttter (-8, — ), m., gar- 
dener. 

(Sfaffe (— , -It), /., street, 
alley; ®aftd)ett (-3, — ), ». 

©aft (-eS, -"-e), w., guest; $tt 
— bitten, to invite. 

($kftf)au3 (-c«, -"-er), w., inn. 

©attc (-n, -n), w., hus- 
band. 

dtefcafyren (-3), »., action. 

©eMrbe ( — , -n), /., gesture. 

gefcen (a, e), to give; e3 gt&t, 
there is; reft., to yield; 
etti>a3 &U benfen — , to make 
one think. 

©e&erht ( — , -nen), /., giver, 
donor. 

©e&et&udj (-eS, ^er), »., 
prayer-book. 

©e&irge (-3, — ), «., moun- 
tains. 

ftte&ot (-3, -e), w., command- 
ment. 

©efclttt^tag (-3, -e), w., birth- 
day. 

©ebftdjtttig (-fe$), w., mem- 
ory. 

©ebanfe (-n«, -n), w., 

thought. 
©ebtdjt (-e$, -e), w., poem. 
®efaf)t (— , -en), /., danger. 
gefafytftdj, dangerous. 
gef alien (— ftet, a), to please; 

fid) — faff en, to accept. 



gefattfitdjttg, coquettish. 

gefangen, captured; — nc^> 
tttett, to capture. 

gefftfft, resigned. 

®efed)t (-*, -e), n. y fight; 
battle. 

gefetert, celebrated. 

<$tefitf|t (-8, -e), n., feeling. 

gegen, against. 

©egetttetf (-3, -e), w., oppo- 
site-; im — f on the contrary. 

gegetmber, opposite. 

©egetttoart, /., presence. 

gegrimbet, (well) founded. 

©efyalt (-8, ■*«), w., salary, 
wages. 

gefyetm, secret. 

©efyetmnte (-feg, -fe), n. t 

secret. 
getyett (gmg, gegangen), to go; 

hrie er gittg unb ftanb f just 

as he was. 
geprett, to belong to. 

gefyorfattt, obedient. 
©eift (-e8, -er), w., spirit. 
getftlidj, spiritual, religious. 
©cfabene (-n, -n), ra., invited 
guest. 

gefangen; $n etnem — , to 

reach one. 

gefaffett, calm, self-possessed. 

($e(b (-3, -er), n., money. 

(Megenfyett (— , -en), /., op- 
portunity. 

getegentttd), occasional. 



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Q&dttt (-3, -e), »., escort; — 
gefcett, to escort, follow. 

geliefci, beloved. 

(SJeltefcte (-it, -tt), m. and /., 
lover; sweetheart. 

gefofcen, to promise. 

gettetl (a, o), to be a question of, 
be intended for; — bmacfyett, 
to plead as an excuse. 

(Mtifcbe (-3, — ), »., vow; 
— tun, to make a vow. 

®emadj (-3, ^er), »., apart- 
ment. 

©emttuer (-3, — ), »., ma- 
sonry. 

gettttfdjt, mixed; for ladies 
and gentlemen. 

®emitt (-3, -er), n., mind. 

gemittfo3, phlegmatic. 

genctu, exact. 

genetgt, favorably inclined. 

<$etteralftaft (-3, -e), ra., gen- 
eral staff. 

(Stettefmtg, /., recovery. 

gCtttcPar, edible, enjoyable. 

genieften (o, o), to enjoy. 

gemtg, enough. 

geniigen, to suffice. 

gerctbe, just; straight. 

gerabe^U, directly, point- 
blank. 

geraten (te, a), to get; in 
fetter — , to grow enthu- 
siastic. 

gereuett, to cause regret. 



gering, slight. 

®erftettfaft (-$, -*e), m., barley 
juice, beer. 

gefamt, total. 

(Uefc^aft (-3, -e), »., duty, 
business. 

gefdjefyen (a, e), to happen; be 
done. 

gefcfyicft, skilled. 

gefdjtoffen, closed. 

©eftf|ityf (-3, -t),n., creature. 

gefdjnrinbe, quickly. 

gefdjtimngen, curved. 

gefegnet, blessed, 

gefetfig, social. 

®eftd)t (-3, -cr), n., face. 

(SJeftttbeftafce (— , -tt), /., ser- 
vants' room. 

(Stefmmmg ( — , -en), /., opin- 
ion, principles. 

®efprad) (-3, -e), »., conver- 
sation. 

Oefbttt (— , -en), /., form. 

geftefyett (-ftanb, -ftanben), to 
admit. 

geftem, yesterday. 

®eftraud) (-3, -er), »., bushes, 
brush. 

gefltdjt, popular. 

gefunb, healthy. 

(SJetrcutf (-3, -e), *., potion, 
drink. 

getreu, faithful. 

Qtttoatt ( — , -en), /., control, 
force . 



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getocirttg, subject. 
dtetoefyr (-3, -e), w., arm, 
weapon. 

(Stettmttmet (-3, — ), w., 

crowd. 

gettmuten (a, o), to win, gain. 

getoiff, certain. 

©Cltliffett (-3, -), n., con- 
science. 

®etturfjnf>eit, /., custom. 

getiUifynftd), usual, ordinary. 

gettofyttt, gettJiiljttt, accus- 
tomed. 

<$teftfamte ( — , -n), /., sprin- 
kling can. 

©titer (-3, — ), n., grating, 
iron frame. 

(Stfcutfce (-U8, -It), w., faith; 
be3 — Jt3 lefcett, to believe. 

gklt&ett to believe. 

gletdj, same, equal; imme- 
diately; — bet tttuf, at once. 

gtetd)fctll3, likewise. 

gletdjmitttg, calm. 

gtetdjfatn, so to say. 

gleid)ft>0f)l, nevertheless 

gletdj^eittg, at the same time. 

gfettett (glttt, geglttten), to slip. 

(Stfteb (-3, -cr), »., rank; limb. 

©lotfe (— , -n), /., bell; an 
bte grofte — fyattgett, to 
announce to the public. 

gtorretd), glorious. 

($Mittf (-3), n., luck, happi- 
ness; §ttttt — , luckily. 



gftttfltd), happy. 

gtitrffelig, happy. 

(Sttittf^gefiifyrte (-n, -n), m., 
companion in happiness. 

glitfyett, to glow. 

(&tut, /., glow, heat. 

(ShtClbe, /., mercy, grace. 

gttdbtg, merciful, gracious; 
— tttctdjett, to act gra- 
ciously. 

golbett, gold. 

(Mbreif (-3, -e), m., gold 
ring. 

©Ottatf), Goliath. 

gOttttCtt, to grant. 

Qbott (-eg, ^er), m., God; ttttt 
— e3 tintfett, for heaven's 
sake, by no means. 

gratltlterett, to congratulate. 

gmu, gray. 

graufctm, cruel. 

©ra^ie, /., gracefulness. 

gretfett (griff, gegrtffen), to 
seize; ttctd) ettt>Ct3 — , to 
reach after something. 

gttftig, crotchety. 

(SJrtfette ( — , -tt), /., grisette. 

QfrxoU (-3), m., resentment. 

graft, large, great; tttt ©roften 
Utlb ©attjett, on general 
principles; tttt ©toftett Uttb 
$tetttett, in general and in 
particular. 

G&XOhtat (— , -en), /., heroic 
deed. 



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©ntttb (-c«, -e), w., reason, 
ground; background; Ctu3 
fonft etnem — e, for some 
other reason. 

®nmbfa^ (-e$, ^e), m , prin- 
ciple. 

griiften, to greet. 

(SMbenfdjeht (-3, -e), w., bill 
(guilder-note). 

(Sltttft, /., favor. 

flimfttg, favorable. 

gut, good; etnem — toerben, 
to fare well. 



«£<wr (-3, -e), »., hair. 

tyaben (fjatte, gefyabt), to have. 

f)alb, half. 

$al£ (-e$, -e), m., neck; — 
itber $Opf, head over heels, 
in headlong haste; fie pel 
tfyttt Uttl betl — , she threw 
her arms around his 
neck. 

fyattett (te, a), to hold, keep, 
consider; auf tttoaS — , to 
lay stress on; fiir etttm3 — , 
to consider. 

$Httb ( — , -*e), /., hand; ttttt 
Dotten JpCXttben, generously. 

«£anbebrotf (-3, -*e), m., shake 
of the hands. 

fyanbefa, to act. 



$<wbfd)(ag (-3, ^e), ra., shake 
of the hands. 

fyangen (t, a), to hang. 

Ijart, hard. 

«gaft, /., haste. 

ffdfttg, hurried, hasty; busy. 

■gaube (— , -n), /., cap. 

tgaubenbanb (-8, -^er), m., 
cap-string. 

^aufrffett (-8, — ), «;, little 
pile. 

«£aufe (-tt8, -tt), m., heap, 
crowd. 

fyftufig, frequent. 

§aupt (-S, *-er), »., head; tljm 
5tt ^pttU^tett, near his head. 

£auptmamt (-eg, -leute), m., 
captain. 

<§<Mptftabt ( — , -e), /., capital 
city. 

,§au3 (-e$, ^er), »., house; p 
— e, at home; ttadj — e, (to) 
home; £<Ut3d)ett (-6, — ), n. 

£au3frau ( — , -en), /., ma- 
tron, housewife. 

£au3fremtb (-3, -e), w., fam- 
ily friend. 

%an$taptttt (— , -n), /., pri- 
vate chapel. 

f)an$litf), domestic. 

$au3ttttttter (— , *), /., ma- 
tron. 

$an3titr (— , -en), /., street 
(outside) door. 

£ abater (-3, *■)> m., head 



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of the family, house- 
holder. 

Ijefttg, violent. 

Jpeftigfett, /., violence. 

Ijegen, to cherish. 

£eU (-3), n., hail. 

fyetftg, holy, sacred. 

Ijeimatttd), native. 

fyetm'geleitett, to escort home. 

Ijetttttfd), at home. 

^pehttfefyr, /., return home. 

^etm'fc^rcit, to return home. 

fyehttttd), secret. 

fyetratett, to marry. 

fjetft, hot. 

fyeiftett (te, et), to be called; 
fie fyieff, her name was. 

$efb (-en, -en), m. y hero. 

$elbenprei3 (-e$, -e), w., 
hero's reward. 

4>elbetttMtt (-3), »., heroism. 

I)etf, bright, cheerful, intense. 

fyett&frmb, (extremely) blond. 

fyettbuttfet, semi-dark. 

4>elttt (-8, -e), ra., helmet. 

JpCttgft (-e$, -e), w., stallion. 

fjet, hither. 

Ijeraft, down. 

fyeran'fommen (fam, o), to ap- 
proach. 

fyeran'treten (a, e), to step up to. 

tyeran'stefiett (jog, gejogen), to 
assemble, summon. 

tyerauS'fatfen (fid, a), to fall 
out. 



J)erait3'nefymett (a, genommen), 

to take out. 
fyer&et'fdjaffett, to provide. 

Ijerbet'toitttfdjett, to wish to be 

present. 
^perfcft (-e3, -e), m., autumn. 
^etb (-S, -e), m., hearth. 
Jjerettt'&redjett (a, o), to break 

in; fall (night). 
fyerem'ftromett, to pour in. 
fier'getyen (gitig, gegangen); e3 

gefyt gefftljrtfd) fyer, there 

are dangerous doings. 
fyetttadj, afterwards. 
$crr (-n, -en), m., lord, mas- 
ter, gentleman. 
$erritt (— , -nen), /., mistress. 
fyerrifdj, overbearing. 
tytvlxd), splendid. 
Jjerufcer, over; itfcer ... — , 

from beyond. 
fyerii&er'fcmttttett (fam, o), to 

come over. 
fyerum'gefyett (gtng, gegangen), 

to revolve. 
tyentm'ftfjtetdjen (t, t), to steal 

around. 
Jjentm'tragen (u, a), to carry 

about. 
Ijerum'trei&ett (te, te), reft., to 

drift about. 
fyertwr'gefyen (gtng, gegangen), 

to come from. 

f)tx\)OT'tommtn (fam, o), to 

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Ijertwr'tun (tat, getan), rc/Z., 
to be prominent. 

fjertwr'atetyett (jog, gejogen), to 
draw out. 

^erj (-enS, -en), «., heart. 

Jp cr^en^cinfatnf eit, /., loneli- 
ness. 

fjetftltd), hearty, affectionate. 

f)tX%U$, heartless. 

fyeute, today. 

tyeitttg, present; — Ct %a$, this 
day. 

fyiefyer, hither. 

Ijter, here. 

tyierauf, hereupon. 

Ijierfyer, hither. 

tytffretdj, helpful. 

fjitt, thither; — Uttb fyer, back 
and forth. 

fjitta&'geljett (gtng, gegangen), 
to descend. 

fyhta&'gleitett (gtitt, geglitten), 
to slip down. 

fyma&'ftetgett (ie, ie), to de- 
scend. 

fyinab' tapptn, to grope one's 
way down. 

Jjtna&'toerfett (a, o), to throw 
down. 

IjtWtuf, up. 

fyinauffcemufyen, refl., to go up. 
fytnauf'&fttfen, to glance up. 
tymaufftettem, to climb up. 
fyinaufneljmen (a, genommen), 
to take up. 



fymauffdjauett, to look up. 

fjinauf fefyen (a, e), to look up. 

fjittCUtfttmtfett, to make a ges- 
ture up towards. 

l)tttCtu3, out, beyond. 

f>mau3'gei)ett (gtng, gegangen), 
to go out. 

t)inau3'xt\d)tn f to hand out. 

fjhtau^'fdjttfen, to send out. 

f}htau3'ftf>id>ett (o, o), to post- 
pone. 

Ijmau^'fteigett, refl., to rise 
beyond. 

f)htau3'treten (a, e), to step 
out. 

fyitt'&rmgett (bradjte, gebratf)t), 
to pass (time). 

fytttberitrf), disadvantageous. 

fytnbertt, to prevent. 

Ijinem'fefjett (a, e), to look in. 

fjht'ge&en (a, e), to give up, 
put away; refl., surrender to. 

I)ttt'feljrett f to turn (towards). 

Jjttt'fttteen, to kneel down. 

IjMattgttdj, sufficient. 

fytn'nefymett (a, genommen), to 
accept. 

Ijttt'reiften (i, i), to carry away. 

fyhtten, back, in the rear. 

gutter, behind; rear. 

Jjtnterfyer, afterwards. 

fyittterfaffen (ie, a), to be- 
queath, 

Qinttxtxtppt (— , -n) ,/., back 
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^nnterttir ( — , -en), /., rear 
gate, door. 

fyittit&er, over; ufcer ... — , be- 
yond. 

Kjhro&er'fymrdjett, to listen to 
(something at a distance). 

tytmmter, down. 

Ijimmter'fdjen (a, e), to look 
down. 

Ijimmter'fteigen (te, te), to de- 
scend. 

Jjitt'ttmnbetn, to stroll, walk. 

Jjuttoeg'tyetfen (a, o), to help 
along; ufcer ettoa3 — , to 
help get over. 

ljuttoeg'mftett (t, t), to tear 

away. 

fyin'toerfen (a, o), to suggest. 

fyitt^u'fitgen, to add. 

Ijitt^tt'fe^ett, to add. 

Jpt^e, /., heat; impetuosity. 

f)0(!t) f high, steep. 

f)Otf)Ma$t, old, ancient. 

f)Od)§tt%i#, high-minded, gen- 
erous. 

fyodj'lefcett, to prosper; — 
faffett, to cheer. 

^fldjruf (-3, -e), m., cheer. 

I)tfdjftett3, at the most. 

Ijoffett, to hope (for). 

^offnmtg ( — , -en), /., hope. 
$iJ^e (— , -n), /., height; tit 

btc — , up. 
fyolb, sweet; well-disposed. 
fyotbfettg, gracious. 



£olbfetfgfett (— , -en), /., 
charm . 

§0l%bUtyautn\ f /.,wood carv- 
ing. 

fyothat, audible. 

Ijordjett; to listen; auf ettua3 
— , to listen to something. 

Kjb'ren, to hear. 

QoxiftOtlt (-3, -e), m., horizon. 

fyitfcfd), pretty, nice. 

§ttf (-&, -e), m., hoof. 

4>uft>, /., favor, grace. 

fyltlbtgen, to do homage to. 

£u(btpng (— , -en), /., de- 
votion, homage; attentions. 

Ijwmmfttfd), humorous. 

hunger (-6), m., hunger; — 
fiefrmtttten, to get hungry. 

fylifdjett, to hurry, scurry. 

£ltt (-3, *-t), m., hat. 

Ijiiten, to guard; ba$ garner 
— , to be confined to one's 
room. 



3 
id), i. 

ifjr, you; her, their. 

ttfumhtterett, to illuminate. 

intmer, always, — nodj, still; 
with comparative, more and 
more; fit? — , forever. 

tmftctttbe; — fetn, to be able. 

in, in. 

utbem, while. 



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3n=bett=£ag=f)tttemle&en (-3), 

w., empty life. 
tttbeffett, while, meanwhile. 
^ttfatltcrtC, /., infantry. 
tttftegettb, enclosed. 

ittttc; — toerben, to become 
aware of. 

tttttett, on the inside, within. 

UUterftdj, mentally. 

ttt^fiefottbere, especially. 

3ttfd)rift (— , -en), /., inscrip- 
tion. 

htftttttbigft, urgently. 

ttttereffattt, interesting. 

ttttOttteren, to intone. 

tttstoifdjett, in the meantime. 

irgenb, at all; — em, any, 
some. 

irgettbtiJO, somewhere. 

irten, refl., to err, be mis- 
taken. 

3 

ja, yes, indeed, of course, 

surely. 
3*8b (— , -en), /., chase. 
$ager (■-$, — ), m., hunter. 
^a^r (-3, -e), n., year; fctt — 

Uttb %&$, a year and more 

ago, years ago. 
je, ever. 

jeber (/. jebe, n. jebeS), each, 

every, any, all; ettt - — , each 
one. 



jebermatttt, everybody. 

jcbod}, however. 

jetttal3, ever. 

jetnanb, somebody. 

jener (/. jene, n. jeneS), that, 

that one. 
ICttf tit, beyond, 
je^ig, present. 
je^t, now. 

^uBel (-3), m., rejoicing. 
Sttfienb, /., youth. 
Sttltytye, /., July heat. 
jmtg, young; in jimgfter £ett, 

recently. 
gunge (-n, -n), m., boy. 
$ungfer (— , -n), /., maid, 
^irngferdjen (-3, — ), »., old 

maid. 



fee (-3), w., coffee, coffee 
party. 

(-3, ■ tt e), w., boat, skiff. 
(-3, — ), m., emperor. 
fait, cold. 

faftftttttig, unemotional. 
ftamtxab (-en, -en), w., com- 
rade. 

hammer ( — , -n), /., chamber, 

bedroom. 
$ampf (-e3, ^e), m., battle. 
fampfett, to fight. 
^fttttpfer (-3, —),«*., warrior, 

soldier. 



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$apfet (— , -tt), /., case. 
^ctrnetm^totfette (— , -n), /., 

carnival dress. 
^Ctfmo&att (-3, ^e), m. y casino 

ball. 
ffttarrfyaftfcfy, suffering with 

the catarrh. 
fauttt, hardly. 
^iiU^Ctt (-3, — ), rc., little 

owl. 
fetf, bold. 
fefyren, to turn; m fid) gefefyrt, 

lost in meditation. 
$eittt (-3, -e), m., germ, seed. 
fettt, none, neither, no. 
fennen (fcmnte, gefannt), to 

know. 
tinb (-eg, -er), n. y child. 
^inberfrau (— , -en), /., 

nurse. 

SHttberftU&e (— , -n), /., nur- 
sery. 

®tttbfyett, /., childhood. 

Stttrffe (— , -n), /., church. 

SHrcfytltrm (-3, -*e), m., church- 
tower. 

ffat, clear. 

^(arittcttc ( — ,-n),/., clarinet. 

flew, small, short. 

minge! (— , -n), /., bell. 

Kingctt (a, u), to sound. 

Aug, wise. 

®fagl)ett, /., wisdom. 

fttedjttfdj, servile. 

htityfen, to tie, knot. 



®0d)ht ( — , -nett), /., cook. 
fofett, coquettish. 

^ommanbantur ( — , -en), /., 

headquarters. 

fommanbteren, to command. 

^ontmattbo (-3, -3), n., com- 
mand. 

fommen (tarn, o), to come. 

^om^agme (— , -n), /., com- 
pany. 

^tftttg (-3, -e), m., king. 

f (fatten (fonnte, gefonnt), to be 
able, can. 

®0j>f (-eg, •%) m., head. 

^fftffCtt (-3, — ), n., pillow. 

Slotttfelb (-eg, -er), n., grain- 
field. 

ftotptX (-3, — ), m., body. 

$0£p3 ( — , — ), n., corps. 

®OtpuUn%, /., stoutness, port- 
liness. 

Slorrefpottbettt (-en, -en), m., 
correspondent. 

foftett, to taste. 

Soften, pi., cost, expense. 

frttfttg, forcible, powerful. 

frampfljaft, nervous. 

ftant ill. 

$rattfettfd)toad)e, /., weakness. 
frattffyaft, sickly, unnatural. 
SMttfttttfl (— , -en), /., morti- 
fication, offense. 
£*<MS (-eg, ^e), n. y wreath. 

tratoattettWetfe (— , -n), /., 
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i§ (-t%, -t), m., circle. 

Jreu^en, to cross. 

^reu^ung (— , -en),/., junction. 

$rteg (-3, -e), m., war. 

fricgerif(^ r martial. 

Strieg^eit (— , -en), /., war- 
time. 

$rone (— , -n), /., crown. 

$iidje (— , -n), /., kitchen. 

fitljf, cool, deliberate. 

fitfjtt, bold. 

Summer (-3, — ), m., grief, 
sorrow. 

fttmmern, refl., to concern 
one's self. 

®unft (— , -e), /., art. 

^imftferctuge (-3, -n), »., 
artist's eye. 

$iittftlerf)Ut (-3, -*e), m. y ar- 
tist's hat. 

fttrfcettieren, to curvet. 

tntio§r queer. 

fur^, short, in short; Dot 

^ttt^ettt, recently. 
fuffen, to kiss. 
Shtftfjanb (— , *■€), /.; einc — 

toetfett, to throw a kiss. 
Shtfcert (-8, -e), «., envelop. 



Sadjeltt (-3), w., smile. 
fotfjett, to laugh; pm Sa^jCtl 

fcttttgen, to make laugh. 
liidjerftd), ludicrous. 



Sage ( — , -n), /., position. 

lammfromm, docile. 

Sampe ( — , -n), /., lamp; 
Sampdjett (-8, — ), n. 

£anb (-eg, -^er or -e), »., land, 
country. 

£anbgerid|t (-3, -e), »., pro- 
vincial court. 

£anbtoef>rmamt (-eg, -lente), 
w., member of the militia. 

Sanbtoefyroffister (-3, -e), m., 

officer of the militia. 

Sanbtoefyrofftater^aftrirattt (-en, 

-en), m., candidate for an 

officer's commission in the 

militia. 
fonbtoefyrpfftdjttg, subject to 

militia service. 
Sanbtoe^Ieutnattt (-$, -s), 

m., lieutenant of the militia. 
Irutg, long. 
langc, long; nodj — , for a 

long time to come. 
Scmgetoetfe, /., ennui, tedium; 

fid) bk — fcertret&ett, to pass 

away the time. 
fongfam, slow. 
(angft, long ago. 
Sitrm (-3), w., noise. 
(arnten, to clamor, make a 

noise. 
(affen (te, a), to let, have 

done. 
fttfttg, troublesome. 
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Saubgattg (-e3, *t), m., leafy 
way. 

faufett (te, au), to run. 

Saufmabcfyett (-3, — ), ^., er- 
rand girl. 

Saunc (—, -n), /., mood, 

whim. 
fatttttfdj, unreliable. 
faufdjen, to listen. 
Saufdjer (-3, — ), m , listener. 
tout, loud. 
lantlo$, silent. 
leben, to live. 
Seben (-3, — ), ^., life. 
lebenbig, alive; — mctben, to 

wake up. 

Seben^freube ( — , -it), /., joy 

of living. 

Seben^fmtfett (-3, — ), m., 

spark of life. 

Sebet^glutf (-8), w., life's 

happiness. 

Sebseiten; bet — be3 erften 

©attett, when her first hus- 
band was still living. 

Seberfutterat (-3, -e), n., 

leather case. 

fiebetfofa (-3, -g), w., leather- 
covered sofa. 

lebtg, unmarried, single. 

leer, empty. 

legett, to lay. 

fietb (-e3, -er), w., body. 

letbtyaftig, bodily, in the flesh. 

tettfft, light, easy. 



feicfytferttg, thoughtless. 

tetbett (Ittt, gelitten), to suffer. 

Setbettfcfyaft (— , -en), /., pas- 
sion. 

Setbett^gefcifyrie (-tt, -n), m., 
companion in misery. 

letbet, unfortunately. 

tetfyett (te, te), to lend. 

fettfett, to lead, guide. 

(emen, to learn. 

lefen (a, t), to read. 

le^t, last, recent. 

leiftenmal; pm — , for the 
last time. 

feudjtett, to shine. 

fettdjtettb, brilliant. 

Seitte, pi., people. 

Seutltant (-3, -3), m., lieu- 
tenant. 

£td)t (-e3, -er), w., light; 
candle. 

2t(fytftf)ettt (-3, -e), m., glim- 
mer of light. 

Keb, dear. 

Stebe, /., love. 

ttebett, to love. 

Sicbenbe (-tt, -n), tn., lover. 

tfebett3toert, adorable. 

tfeben^tourbtg, charming; auf 
ba^ — ftc f most charmingly. 

Iteber, rather. 

Stebe^bticf (-3, -e), m., love- 
letter. 

£tebe3gabe (— , -n), /., gift of 
love. 



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SiefceSfraft (— -e), /, 
strength of love, 

ftefcefcotf, loving. 

ftefcttd), lovely, beautiful, 
charming. 

l\thto§f unloving, harsh. 

tfegett (a, e), to lie; tm $fote 
— , to be natural; ftegettbe 
Q&tUtibtf real estate. 

Sinie ( — , -tt), /., line; ber nur 
fdjttmttfeitb auf ber geraben 
— fy&ttt fjittttmnbefa fiimtett, 
who would not have been 
able to walk along a 
straight line without stag- 
gering. 

littf, left. 

IvxU, to the left. 

Stwe (— , -n), /., lip. 

fti&lid), praiseworthy. 

Sotfe (— , -tt), /., lock, curl. 

Sotfenfjaar (-3, -c), »., curly 
hair. 

tobent, to blaze. 

Sorfceerfratt^ (-eg, -e), w., 
laurel wreath. 

Sorelet, /., Lorelei. 

lilfen, to loosen, remove. 

lo3'tttad)ett f to loosen, re- 
move. 

fa3'ttttgeit (a, u), refl., escape 
from. 

Suft ( — , -e), /., air, breeze. 

Sugitt^lanb (-eg, -c), n., look- 
out. 



fittft (— , ^e), /., desire, pleas- 
ure; — Ija&ett, to be in- 
clined. 

lltfttg, jolly, cheerful-. 



tttadjett, to make, cause. 
9(ftatf}t (— , ^c), /., power. 

9Jtabdjett (-3, — ), ».-, girl. 

SRogtftalt (-3, -e), w., magis- 
trate. 
ffllaiot (-3, -c), w., major; 

major's title. 
SJlajorht (— , -ncn), /., major's 

wife, major's widow. 
9ft<tj0r3ttnttoe (— , -n), /., 

major's widow. 
Wlal (-3, -c), »., time. 
man, one. 
manner (/. manege, w. matt* 

d)e3), many a one. 
mandjerlet, all sorts of 

(things). 
mattdjmal, sometimes. 
flange! (-3, *), m., deficiency. 
fattier (— , -en), /., manner, 

gesture. 
ffllatm (-eg, *er), ra., man, 

husband; t§ gefyt nttr gegett 

bett — , my self-respect 

forbids. 
Wlannttffyxxtt (-3, -e), w., 

man's step. 



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9Watttt3fttttge f /., (man's) 
length. 

$lcmne3fd)K>ert (-8, -er), ^., 
ein — regieren, to wield a 
sword. 

rottttlem (-%, —), n., man 
(facetious). 

mattttltdj, masculine, manly. 

30laWe (— , -n), /., writing- 
case. 

ffllattt (-3, -*e), m., market, 
fair; square. 

Wlaxttptafy (-e$, ^e), m., pub- 
lic square. 

tttarfdjferttg, ready for march- 
ing. 

Wlautx (— , -n), /., wall. 

SWaueretfe (— , -n), /., corner 
(of a wall). 

Sftaut (-3, -*er), n., mouth; in 
after Seutc Mauler fcmimen, 

to become town talk. 
Matj m., proper name. 
Wlttf)anitu§ (— , -fer), w., 

mechanic, 
medjctmfdj, mechanical. 
SJiebaiEon (-3, -3), »., locket. 
SDteer (-3, -e), »., sea, ocean. 
tnefyr, more. 
tnefyrere, several. 
mefyrmal^, several times. 
tnetn, my. 

metttCtt, to mean, signify. 
Sfteimtng (— , -en), /., opinion. 
metft, most. 



^teifter (-$, — ), ra., master. 
melben, to report. 
SKUenge (— , -n), /., crowd. 
$Jienfd) (-en, -en), w., human 

being, man, person, fellow; 

pi., people. 
9Wenftf>engeftalt (— , -en), /., 

human form. 
ttlCttf djettfeer, deserted. 
ntenfdjttd), human. 

merfen, to notice. 

Witf)bli (-$), m., Michael. 

Wltm (— , -n), /., mien, ex- 
pression. 

ttttetett, to hire. 

30ltfitar (-3), n., troops, army, 
the military. 

Sfttmtte (— , -n), /., minute. 

mipraudjen, to abuse. 

SWiftflefttljt (-6), n., dissatis- 
faction, unpleasant feeling. 

miffltdj, uncomfortable. 

ttttt, with; along. 

mtt'&rutgen (brctdjte, gebradjt), 
to take, bring along. 

ttttteuWttber, together, with 
one another. 

tttit'madjett, to take part in. 

mit'marfdjieren, to march 
along. 

SDItttaa. (-3, -e), m., noon. 

mitten; — itt f in the midst 
of. 

SJlittewadjt (— , *e), /., mid- 
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30Httenwd)t3ftuttbe (— , -n), /., 

midnight hour. 

aRo&tfmadiimg^rber (— -, -n), 
/., marching order. 

90h>btftitt (— , -nctl), /., dress- 
maker. 

mtfgen (modjte, gemodjt), to 
like; ttUJdjte, might. 

tttiigftdj, possible; — ft *>et= 
ttuttfttg, as sensible as pos- 
sible. 

ffllomttlt (-3, -e), w. ? moment. 

Stfhmat (-3, -e), w., month. 

Sftottto ( — , -en), /., uniform. 

tnwgen, tomorrow; — fritf), 
tomorrow morning. 

SWorgett (-3, — ), m., morn- 
ing. 

SJtorgenftmtbe ( — , -n), /., 
morning hour. 

SWimdjett, Munich. 

tttitttbett, to run into. 

ffllltfo, /., leisure; ttt otter — , 
with no need of hurrying 
away. 

muff en (mufete, gemufet), to 
have to, must. 

mufteri>aft f exemplary. 

fflhtt (-3), m., courage, mind; 
$tt — C fein to feel. 

ffltutttt ( — , *), /., mother. 

ntutterfeelenafleut, absolutely 
alone. 

Wltftttit (— f -tt), /., mys- 
tery. 



ttftd), to, after, according to; 

— Uttb — , gradually. 
nadjbem, after. 
nadjbenflid), thoughtful. 
nadj'faljrett (u, a), to ride 

after. 
Sftadtffllger (-3, — ), m.; Sflafy 
f*rtgerm ( — , -nen), /., suc- 
cessor. 
nadj'ge&ett (a, e), to yield; 

tttd)t3 — , to be equal to. 
nadjgerabe, eventually. 
ttCtdjljer, afterwards. 
nadj'fcmttnen (fam, o), to fol- 
low. 
nadj'rebett, to gossip, criticise; 
nidjt ba§ ©eringfte — , not 
criticise in the slightest 
degree. 
nadj'fagen, to credit with. 
nad)'fd)lagett (u, a), to beat 

for. 
ttadjft, next, nearest; besides. 
nadjftett^, soon. 
%lad)t (— , ^e), /., night; Jjeitte 
nadjt, tonight; $it — effen, 
to eat supper. 
9lad)tt\xf)U, /., coolness of the 

night. 
ttadjtftdj, nocturnal. 
9lad)ttddd)tn (-3, — ), »., 
nightgown. 



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yiad)ttnf)t, /., night's rest. 

narfjtfdjkfenb; — e geti, late 

hour. 

Sftatf)tftf|toarmerei (— , -en), /., 

nocturnal revelry. 
Sftad)tftttfe, /., silence of the 

night. 

SHadjt&urfenbuft (-3, *e), m., 

odor of the danewort. 

SRarffttoogd (-3, ■"■), w., night- 
owl. 

9lad)tsett, /., nighttime. 

ttadj'toeifen (te, te), to point 
out. 

*ftad)sugler (-3, —),*»., strag- 
gler. 

Sftatfett (-3, — ), w., back of 
the neck. 

ttCtfye, near. 

Watft, /., proximity; itt bcr 
ttatffftett — , very near by. 

ItiUjent, reft., to approach. 

tUlfyrfyaft, substantial. 

ttatttlid), namely. 

yiapoUotl, m., Napoleon III. 

^lafc (— , -tl), /., nose. 

ttaft, wet. 

tiatitrltd), natural; of course; 

auf bag Sftaturltdjfte, most 

naturally. 
tte&en, beside. 
nebenan, next door. 
ttefiettfiet, moreover. 
yitbtnbnfytt (-3, — ), m., 

rival. 



nefcettemanber, together. 
Sftefcenmann (-e$, -leute), m., 

neighbor. 

ttetftfd), teasing, playful. 

nefymen (a, genommen), to 
take. 

Stteib (-6), w., envy. 

Itetbtfd), envious. 

Sftetge, /., decline; auf btC — 
gdjett, to come to an 
end. 

SRetguug ( — , -en), /., affec- 
tion; gau$ ofyne — , with no 
love on her part. 

netu, no. 

neit, new; turn — em, again. 

ntdjt, not. 

Utcfyttg, worthless. 
tttdjtd, nothing; gar — , noth- 
ing at all. 
tutfett, to nod; ftift t»or fid) fyitt 

— , to nod silently to one's 
self. 
ttte f never. 

meber'legett, refl., to lie 

down. 

uieber'fdjlageu (n, a), to cast 

down. 
utebrig, low. 

ttiemctttb, nobody. 

sfttmmertoieberfefieu, n.; auf 

— , never to meet again. 
ttodj, nor, still, yet as yet; 

— aitdj, not even. 
ttottg, necessary. 



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Sftotyfetttttg (-3, -e), m., sav- 
ings. 

mrttoenbtg, necessary. 

mm, now, well; — eitttttal, as 
things were. 

ttltr, only. 

tro^ttd), useful. 

D 

oh, whether, if; — and), even 

if. 
O&ett, above, up. 
O&er, upper. 

Dfeerleutnant (-3, -3), w., 

first lieutenant. 
Dfcfyut, /., chaperonage. 
o^fertitcren, to observe. 
O&ttwljl, although. 
jibe, deserted. 
9btX, or. 
flffett, open. 
offett&ar, evident. 
offetttltrfi, public. 
Officer (-3, -e), w., officer. 
Dffetcrcor^ (— , — ), w., 

corps of officers. 
Offt^ter^jufcilauttt (-3, — laen) , 

w., anniversary of receiving 

the commission. 
offnen, to open. 
oft, often. 
ofjtte, without. 
Dleanberfcaum (-3, *-t), m , 

oleander tree. 



Dnhl (-3, — ), w., uncle. 

Dpfer (-3, — ), »., sacri- 
fice. 

flpfertt, to sacrifice. 

orbettttfd), careful, neat. 

orbhtiir, ordinary, common. 

Orleans arntee ( — , -n), /., 
Orleans army. 

Ott (-e3, -*er), m., place. 



$aar (-3, -e), »., pair, 
couple. 

paciXf few. 

^aefdjen (-3, — ), »., little 
package. 

patfett, to pack. 

^acfetdjen (-3, — ), »., little 
package. 

papier (-3, -e), »., paper. 

$ari£, it., Paris. 

paffa&el, fairly good. 

SjSattetttht ( — , -nen), /., pa- 
tient. 

patrtotifdj, patriotic. 

pettftmtterett, to retire. 

^crfon (— , -en), /., per- 
son. 

Sgfattb (-3, ^er), n., pledge. 

^ftattse (— , -it), /., plant. 

pftett^en, to plant, set. 

Rafter (-3, — ), »., plaster, 
paving. 



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*Pflegemuiter (— , *), /., foster- 
mother. 

pftegett, to be accustomed 
to. 

^ftegefofjn (-g, ^e), m., foster- 
son. 

^fitc^t (— -en), /., duty. 

$forte (— -n), /., gate. 

qS^otogra^^ie (—, -n), /., 
photograph. 

*J$fon (-g, ^e), w., plan. 

$foi£ (-c^, JL t), m., place. 

jrttf^ftcfy, suddenly. 

$0% /., mail. 

SgoftfartC (— , -n), /., post- 
card. 

sgofttJerfchtbung (— , -en), /., 
mail service. 

prfttfjttg, splendid. 

JWtdjttwE, magnificent. 

$ret3 (-eg, -e), w., prize. 

pretfen (ie, te), to praise. 

$rms (-en, -en), ra., prince. 

$rofce (— , -n), /., test. 

^rofce^eit (— , -en), /., period 
of probation. 

$*0ftl (-g, -e), »., profile. 

$rot>in§neft (-g, -er), »., 
country town. 

^ritfung (— , -en), /., trial. 

ptitlftftd), prompt, careful. 

$U^ (-eg), w., dress, orna- 
mentation. 

$iri§mctdjeritt (— , -nen), /., 
dressmaker. 



Oiang (-g), m., rank, position; 
ben — a&faufett, to get the 

better of. 

fHattSCt (-g, — ), w., knap- 
sack. 

tafd), rapid. 

raffeln, to rattle. 

$iatf)au$ (-eg, -*-er), »., city 
hall. 

taut), rough. 

Dftaunt (-g, *e), m., space. 

9ftaufd) (-eg, -*e), m., intoxica- 
tion, spree. 

Dfte&enfaft (-g, -*e), m., grape 
juice, wine. 

Sfte&fyltfytt (-g, -*er), ».., par- 
tridge. 

redjnen, to count. 

recfyt, right, real, very; crft — , 
really; — fyabttl, to be 
right. 

<Ee<tyt (-g, -e), #., right. 

redjtmafttg, due. 

Xtd)t§, to the right. 

Sftebe ( — , -n), /., speech; mm 
bem fyter bit — tft, which is 
now under discussion. 

tebett, to speak. 

<fteget (— , -n), /., rule; gegen 
bte — , contrary to custom. 

regett, refl., to move, stir. 

regierett, to rule, govern. 



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Regiment (-3, -er), n., gov- 
ernment, rule; regiment. 

9ftegiment3mufif, /., military 
music, band. 

Dftegtfter (-3, — ), n., register, 
stop. 

retcfy, rich. 

retdjen, to reach, bestow. 

retdjltd), generous. 

fRct^e ( — , -n), /., row, num- 
ber. 

Dfietfe ( — , -n), /., journey. 

better (-3, — ), m., rider, 
horseman. 

Oftet^ (-eg, -e), w., charm. 

tet^ettb, charming. 

$tdonbate$%tn% f /., convales- 
cence. 

Oftettqute ( — , -n), /., relic. 

tittpatatUX (— , -en), /., re- 
pair. 

9f*eftben§ ( — , -en), /., capi- 
tal. 
9ftefpeft (-3), w., respect. 
retten, to save. 

reite&ott, repentant. 
fR^ettt (-8), w., Rhine. 
9ftf)eumatt3mu3 f m., rheuma- 
tism. 
ridjten, to direct. 
SRhtg (-8, -e), m., ring. 
Critter (-3, — ), m., knight. 
ritterttd}, chivalrous. 
SRttmf (-en, -en), m., rival. 
Dfatf (-3, *c), w., coat. 



Dfatfe (— , -n), /., role, roll; 
motion (-3, — ), n, 

$iom, Rome. 

SRofamarta, Rosemary. 

Ofafenbuft (-$, ^e), m., odor 
of the rose. 

Sfafenprtett (-3, *), m., gar- 
den or bower of roses. 

rot, red. 

mtt, /., blush. 

VOtqttnfyt, red from being 
kissed. 

riicfen, to move. 

*ftittfen (-3, — ), m., back; tl)m 
tm — , back of him. 

fftittffette (— , -n), /., back 
cover. 

*Rltf)e, /., quiet, rest. 

rufjen, to rest. 

ntljtg, quiet. 

Dftufjm (-$), m., reputation, 

glory. 
ritfjmett, to praise; refl., to 

boast. 
riifymttd), laudable. 
ritfjrettb, affecting. 
ritfttg, strong. 

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Saal (-3, ©ftte), m., hall, as- 
sembly room. 

<&<ibtl (-3, — ), m., sword. 

Satfje (— , -n), /., affair, 
thing, cause. 



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facfyfttttbig, expert. 

fad)t, gentle. 

@age (— , -n), /., legend. 

fagett, to say. 

fafatierett, to salute. 

fftmtftd), all. 

fctttft, gentle, quiet. 

faumett, to delay. 

©tfjftd) (-3), n., check. 

©d^a^tct (— , -Tt), /., box; 

altc — , old woman. 
(Sdjctbett (-3, -), w., damage; 

burd) — ftug toerben, to 

profit by experience. 
Scfyabettfreube, /., malicious 

joy. 
frfjabettfrof), malicious. 
fdjalffyctft, mischievous. 
fd)Ctmett, reft., to be ashamed. 
Sdjctt ( — , -en), /., number. 
frf)arett f refl., to gather. 
Sdjattett (-3, — ), m., shadow. 
©djai? (-c^, *■€), w., treasure, 

sweetheart. 
ftffti^ett, to value. 
fdjattett, to look. 
ftfjrmfeln, to rock. 
<5d)tibt ( — , -tt), /., pane. 
fcfyeiben (ie, te), to part. 
fdjeutbctr, apparent. 
fdjeinett (te, te), to appear, 

seem, shine. 
fdjetntflt, in a trance. 
fdjeltett (a, 0), to scold. 
©djemel (-3, — ), m., stool. 



fdjettfett, to present. 

Sd)er§ (-eg, -e), m., joke; hn 
— , as a joke. 

fdjeuen, to avoid. 

fdjttfen, to send; refl., to be 
proper. 

©djttffctt (-3, -e), n., accident, 
fate. 

frfjiefcett (0, 0), to push. 

fdjteften (0, 0), to shoot. 

<Sd)iffer (-3, — ), m., boatman. 

fdjtfbertt, to describe. 

(5 d)tf betting ( — , -en), /., de- 
scription. 

Sdjttttmer (-3, — ), m. y glim- 
mering, gleam. 

©djfadjt&eridjt (-3, -e), m., 
battle report. 

©djfaf (-3), w., sleep. 

fdjiafen (te, a), to sleep; bie 
fatten gut — , they could 
well sleep. 

<Sd)Iafer (-$, — ), ra., sleeper. 

frfjlaflo^, sleepless. 

fcfyfrifrtg, sleepy. 

©djfaftritnf (-3, -e), m., sleep- 
ing potion. 

<Sd)lag (-8, -"-e), ra., stroke. 

©djtaganfatf (-3, ^e), w., 
stroke of paralysis; (as a 
pun, p. 27) attack of strik- 
ing. 

fdjtagett (u, a), to strike. 

©djlattge ( — , -n), /., serpent. 

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<&d)lau$tit, /., shrewdness. 

fdjfedjt, poor, bad. 

Sdjfeife ( — , -n), /., ribbon. 

frfjltdjt, smooth. 

fdjfte^en (0, o), to close, lock; 
refl., to heal (wound). 

fdjfteftltdi, finally. 

©djtoft (-Cg, ^-er), »., castle. 

Stfjfofjfcmfl (-3, ^e), w., castle 
wall. 

Sdjfofj (-eS, ^e), w., close. 

ftfjmctt, thin, narrow. 

Sdjmer^ (-eg, -en), m., pain. 

fdjmer^idj, painful. 

fdjmieben, to forge; bet3 ©if en 
— , fu lattge eg glitfyt, to 
strike while the iron is hot, 
make hay while the sun 
shines. 

fdjtnotfen, to pout. 

(Stfjmotffaene (— , -n), /., 
pouting fit. 

fdjftmttf, good-looking. 

(Scfjtmttf (-3), m., decoration. 

fdjmittfett, to decorate; re$., 
to boast. 

fdjuatren, to creak. 

fd)ttetf, quick. 

fdjtttfbe, disgraceful; Ctuf ba§ 
SdjttiJbefte, most disgrace- 
fully. 

©djnurr&art (-3, *e), /»., 
mustache. 

fcfymt, already; no doubt. 

fdjiitt, beautiful. 



3d)ime (-n, -tt), /., beautiful 
woman. 

(Stfjimfyeit (— , -en), /., beauty. 

Sdjofj (-eg, *e), w., lap. 

Sdjranfdjen (-3, — ), «., cup- 
board. 

<3djranfe (— , -n), /., bound, 

limit. 

fdjreifcen (te, te), to write. 

©djreifcett (-3, — ), »., writing, 
letter. 

6d)ret&er (-3, — ), m., writer. 

©djttft ( — , -en), /., writing. 

©djrttt (-3, -e), w., step, 
pace. 

fdjiidjtem, bashful, shy, mod- 
est. 

Sdjulb (— , -en), /., debt; 
fdjlrfb fcitt, to be at fault. 

Sd^ulbigfeit (— , -en), /., duty. 

Sdjufter ( — , -n), /., shoulder. 

fdjiiren, to stir up. 

Sdjiirsen&attb (-3, ^er), n., 
apron string. 

©djiiffel (— , -n), /., dish. 

frfjiitteftt, to shake. 

ftfjii^ett, to protect. 

Sdjui#atrmt (-3, -e), m. f 
patron saint. 

fd)ttm$, weak. 

Stfytoabnm ( — , -e), /., squa- 
dron. 

fdjtoattfett, to stagger. 

fdjttmrs, black. 

fdjttm^en, to chatter. 



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Sdjtoetff (-eS), w., perspira- 
tion. 

fdjftoettett (o, o), to swell, ex- 
pand. 

fdjtoer, heavy, hard, difficult. 

fdjtoerftd), hardly. 

Sdjfoermut, /., melancholy. 

fdjtoertmtttg, melancholy. 

fdjtoimtnen (a, o), to swim, 
float. 

SdjtiJUtbet (-3), m. y dizzi- 
ness. 

fdjtittttbtfg, dizzy. 

fdjttrttf, close, heavy. 

Seele (— , -n), /., soul. 

Seefotljetf (-3), n., soul's sal- 
vation. 

fefjen (a, e), to see, look; fidj 
— (affctt, to appear. 

Sefynfudjt, /., longing. 

Seljnfud)t3geb<ntfe (-n$, -n), 

w., yearning. 
fefyt, very, very much; $U — , 

too much. 
fettt, to be. 
fein, his; bic (Seine, his 

own. 
fett, ago, since, for. 
Settengetoefyr (-3, -e), n., 

side-arm. 

Setientafdjdjen (-6, — ), n., 

side pocket. 
fetfoft, self, itself; even. 
Sel&ftad)tuttg, /., self-respect. 
fel&ft&etitttfft, self-conscious. 



Sel&ftfyerrf^ertn (— , -nen), 
/., autocrat. 

fetfcftfutfjtig, selfish. 

Set&ftt>erteugnung, /., self- 
denial. 

fett)ftfc>erftattbftd) f self-evident; 
ettoa3 Seftftt>erftanbfttfje3, 

a matter of course. 

fcltg, happy, blessed, de- 
parted; bet Settge, the de- 
parted one. 

feftett, rare. 

feftfatn, peculiar. 

fenfen, to lower. 

fe^en, to place; reft., to sit 
down. 

Seuf^er (-3, — ), m., sigh; — 
tun, to sigh. 

fid), himself, herself, itself, 
themselves ; yourselves, 
themselves. 

ftdjer, sure, safe, definite. 

ftcfyt&Ctr, visible. 

ftdjtlidj, evident. 

fte f she, they. 

fiefcen, seven. 

Sieg (-§, -e), m., victory. 

Stegel (-3, — ), n., seal. 

Sieger (-3, — ), m., victor. 

Stege^&ettmfttfetn (-3), w., 
assurance of victory. 

StegerMicf (-3, -e), ra., tri- 
umphant glance. 

Sieged fyeimjug (-3, ^e)> w., 
victorious return. 



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ftegretdj, victorious. 
Sttttt (-eg, -e), m. 3 sense; tit 
bicfcitt — t f in this strain; 

anbertt — 1§ toerben, to 

change one's mind. 
Stmte^anbenmg (— , -en), /., 

change of heart. 
fhttttg, appropriate. 
fhtttretd), ingenious. 
ft^ett (fag, gefeffen), to sit. 
fo, so, as, then, thus, when. 
fobalb, as soon as. 
Socfe ( — , -tt), /., sock. 
foeoen, just. 
Sofa (-3, -3), n., sofa. 
fofott, immediately. 
fogar, even. 
fogletrf), immediately. 
Sofytt (-3, -e), w., son. 
fold), such. 

Solbat (-en, -en), m., soldier. 
folbattfd), military. 
foftb, steady. 
foften, to have to, shall, must, 

to be destined. 
Sommerftetb (-3, -er), »., 

summer dress. 
fontttterftdj, summerly. 

fonbent, but. 

Sonne (— , -n), /., sun. 

Somtenftarljett, /., absolute 

sincerity. 
fonft, otherwise, at other 

times; — eht, some other. 

Sorge (— , -n), /., care. 



forgfafttg, careful. 

forgfam, careful. 

fotOte, as also. 

Spacer (-3, — ), m., watcher. 

fparen, to save. 

fparltd), poor, scanty. 

fpat, late. 

fpftterljut, later. 

Spiel (-3, -e), n., game, 

play; auf btm — , at stake; 

nttt fttngenbem — , to the 

sound of music. 
fpteten, to play. 
Spi^e (— , -n), /., head, 

tip. 
fpti?gteMtg, sharp-gabled. 
fpontftretd)3, hastily. 

fpotten, to mock; after $fag* 

Ijett — , to go beyond all 

reason. 
fpottlufttg, bantering. 
fpredjen (a, o), to speak. 
f probe, hard, brittle; — 3 

$er$, hard heart. 
Stao^trompeter (-3, — ), m., 

staff trumpeter. 
Stabt (— , -e), /., city; 

Stabtcfjen (-3, — ), n. 
Stabtgamifon (— , -en), /., 

city garrison. 
Stabtfirdje (— , -n), /., city 

church. 
Stabtfomnunbattt (-en, -en), 

m., city commander. 
Stanb (-3, *e), m., stand, 



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condition; lebiger — , single 
blessedness. 
ftfttf, strong; free. 

ftatt'futbett (a, n), to take 

place. 
ftatiltd), fine, good-looking. 
©tau& (-c^), m., dust. 
ftetfett, to put. 
ftdjett (ftanb, geftanben), to 

stand. 
ftdjfot (a, o), to steal; refl., to 

slip. 
ftetgettt, refl. y to rise, increase. 
(Btcttt (-3, -e), m., stone; 

©teutdjett (-6, — ), #. 
fteflen, to place. 
fter&ett (a, o), to die. 
Stcwenfytttunet (-3, — ), m., 

starry sky. 

StcrttCttltC^t (-3), n., star- 
light. 

©tiefef (-3, — ), w., boot. 

ftitt, silent, quiet; ittt — en, 
silently. 

©tifte, /., quietness. 

©tttttttte ( — , -n), /., voice. 

©timmung ( — , -en), /., frame 
of mind. 

©tint ( — , -en), /., forehead. 

©totffoetf (-3, -e), n., story. 

©tol^ (-eg), m.y pride. 

ftottetn, to stammer. 

©trafte ( — , -n), /., street. 

©tratege (-n, -n), m., strate- 
gist. 



ftratcgifc^, strategical. 
©trauft (-eg, ^e), w., bouquet. 
©treid) (-3, -e), ra., prank, 

escapade; tolh — e mctdjen, 

to play mad pranks. 
fttetdjefa, to stroke. 
©trett (-3, -e), m., quarrel; 

ofyne — , without quarreling. 
©trenge, /., severity. 
©tritf^eug (_g) / »., knitting. 
©tube- (— , -n), /., room; 

©tii&djen (-3, — ), n. 
©tufe (— , -n), /., step. 
©tu^l (-3, ^e), w., chair. 
ftuittttt, dumb, silent. 
©tunbe (— , -n), /., hour; bit 

Qltte — fef&ft, good humor 

personified; em paat ©timb~ 

d)en, a few hours. 
ftitrtttifdj, stormy, impetuous. 
fltrfjen, to seek. 
fummarifdj, summarized. 
©itnbet (-3, — ), m., sinner. 
jliff, sweet. 
ftyttt&olifcfy, symbolic. 
©^ene ( — , -n), /., scene. 



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£ctfel (— , -n), /., table, plate; 

ttad) aufgefyofcener — , when 

dinner was over. 
£ag (-3, -e), m., day; twr — e, 

before daybreak. 



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taktltt)Ott f talented. 
Salgfiumpdjen (-6, — ), n., 

end of a candle. 
£<Utte ( — , -n), /., aunt. 
Sanger (-g, — ), w., dancer. 
tdpfer, brave. 
£afdje (— , -n), /., pocket, 

bag. 
£at ( — , -en), /., deed. 
tattg, active. 
Zau (-g), w., dew; tior — unb 

£age, before daybreak. 
£aufcenfdjkg (-g, ^e), m. y 

dovecot. 
taufdjen, to exchange. 
taitfdjett, to deceive; refl., to 

be mistaken. 
tCtufettb, thousand. 
£ee (-g), m., tea. 
Seegefettfcfyafi ( — , -en), /., 

tea-party. 
£eetifd) (-eg, -e), m., tea- 
table. 
£etf (-g, -e), m., part, party. 
tett'nefymen (a, genommen), to 

take part. 
tt\l§, partly, at times. 
better (-g, — ), m., plate. 
tenet, dear, treasured. 
tief, deep, low, far. 
£tfd) (-e^, -e), w., table. 
£ob (-eg), w., death. 
tod, mad. 
totfftifytt, reckless. 
Xon (-g, -*e), w., tone. 



£onart (— , -en), /., tenor. 

£or (-g, -e), »., gate. 

Sorfyett (— , -en), /., folly. 

^orntfter (-g, — ), m., knap- 
sack. 

trftge, phlegmatic. 

ttagctl (n, a), to carry, wear, 
bear. 

tratfern, to hum. 

Xxam (—, -n), /., tear. 

£ranf (-g, ^e), m., drink. 

grandparent (-g, -e), m. } 

transparent. 

tranfturteren, to perspire. 

Ztan§pOTt (-g, -e), m., ship- 
ment. 

£rauerjaJjr (-g, -e), n., year 
of mourning. 

traufttf), familiar. 

£raum (-g, ^e), m., dream. 

rraumen, to dream. 

treiden (ie, ie), to drive. 

trcffcn (traf, o), to strike; 
SBafyl — , to make a choice. 

trennen, to separate; refl., to 
part. 

£rennung ( — , -en), /., sepa- 
ration. 

Xnppt (— , -n), /., step, 

stairway; XttppfytW, (-g, 
— ), n. 

SreWenftufe (— , -n), /.. step 

(of stairway). 
trctcn (a, e), to step. 
treu, faithful, faithfully. 



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£teue, /., faithfulness. 

treufyer^tg, sincere, faithful. 

iriefett (troff, getroffen), to 
reek. 

trittfctt (a, u), to drink. 

£riumj)l) (-$, -e), m., triumph. 

ttodntn, to dry, wipe away. 

XtompCtt ( — , -Tt), /., trum- 
pet. 

Srompetentufrfj (-e$, -e), m., 

flourish of trumpets. 
XtOpfyat (— , -n), /., trophy. 
^toft (-3), w., comfort. 
t*0&, in spite of. 
tro^betn, nevertheless. 
troiftg, stubborn. 

£rufye ( — , -n), /., chest. 

truttfett, intoxicated; tote ettt 
^rutlfcncr, as if intoxi- 
cated. 

Xxuppt (— , -n), /., troop. 

Zufy (-$, -"-tt), n., cloth. 

tun (tat, getan), to do. 
Xux ( — , -e), /., door. 
Zuxm (-3, ^e), m.y tower. 
Surmfcetoofyner (-3, — ), m., 

tower dweller. 
£urmerftitb<fyen (-3, — ), n., 

tower room. 

£urtnfenfter (-3, — ), »., 

tower window. 
Surmfttopf (-e«, ^e), w., knob 

on top of a tower. 

£urmftufcd)ett (-3, —-), n., 

tower room. 



£urmufjr ( — , -en), /., tower 

clock. 
£urmtoad)ter (-8, — ), m., 

tower watchman. 
£t)pfjlt£ ( — ), m., typhoid 

fever. 
%t)xannti (—, -en)//., tyranny. 
ttyramttfd), tyrannical. 



tt 

tt&el (-3, — ), w., evil. 

ubtX, over, beyond, concern- 
ing; — unb — , all over. 

liberal!, everywhere. 

tt&erffaff (-e^), m., affluence, 
plenty. 

it&erfluffig, superfluous. 

it&erfutfen, to crowd. 

u&ergteften (o, o), to cover, 
suffuse. 

ufcerglittfltd), overjoyed. 

ufcerfjcutpt, at all. 

u&erlaffen (te, a), refl., to give 
one's self up to. 

ufeeriegen, to consider. 

itftettnaffig, excessive. 

it&ermorgen, day - after - to - 
morrow. 

ttfcermut (-3), m., exuberance. 

iifcewtitttg, exuberant, arro- 
gant. 

itl&erraftfien, to surprise. 

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u&erretdjen, to hand (over). 

u&erfd)ittten, to shower. 

it&erfdjtoangftdj, exuberant. 

iioertofen, to drown out. 

it&ertragen (u, a), to transfer. 

it&ertrei&en (it, ie), to exag- 
gerate. 

U&erseugmtg (— , -en), /., 
conviction. 

ttMtd), customary. 

iifcrig, remaining, rest. 

U&rigen3, however, besides. 

UI)r ( — , -en), /., clock. 

Uttt, in order to, at, by, 
around, about; — fo (with 
comp.), the more. 

ttmarmung ( — , -en), /., em- 
brace. 

ttmffoffett, surrounded. 

Umfyittfung ( — , -en), /., wrap- 
per. 

umfdjfetdjett (i, i), to prowl 
about. 

umfdjlteffett (0, 0), to embrace. 

Wlfceantfoortet, unanswered. 

ItnBefangen, unembarrassed, 
unconscious. 

Mt&efattttt, unknown. 

Mt&efirittett, indisputable. 

Utt&eftmfft, unknown. 

Uttb, and. 

Unetfytfrt, unheard-of. 

lUterlaufct, forbidden. 

mtermiibltdj, untiring. 

unffiftig, incapable. 



Uttfefylfear, unfailing. 
ungefciifyrftd), improper. 
ungemtfdjt, unmixed; — er 

$affee, coffee-party for 

ladies. 
Mtgeritfjrt, unmoved, 
mtgefdjeut, unembarrassed, 
ungefdjirft, awkward. 
Ungeftdrt, undisturbed, 
mtgetnijijnlitf), unusual. 
WtglucfKd), unhappy. 
Uniform ( — , -en), /., uniform. 
Uttfoft, /., dissatisfaction. 
UmMfc&arfeit, /., unapproach- 

ability. 
Mmitk, useless. 
Unredjt (-£), n., wrong. 

mtregelmafeig, irregular. 

Unrufye (— , -n), /., worry. 

Mtfdjem&ar, shabby, plain. 

unfettg, unhappy; feftg — , 
bittersweet. 

mtfer, our. 

Uttftdjtoar, invisible. 

unten, below. 

Mtter, among, under, below. 

unterBre^en (a, o), to inter- 
rupt. 

untereinanber, with each other. 

Unterge&ene (-n, -n), m., sub- 
ordinate. 

Uttterfyaltmtg (— , -en), /., en- 
tertainment. 

Uttterleuttuwt (-3, -3), m.. 
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Uttterft; $tt — , at the bot- 
tom. 

Unterttmrftgfett, /., submissive- 
ness. 

nn&er&tnbltd), unbinding, with- 
out force. 

mt&ertoefyrt, unhindered. 

Mtt>ertt)Mtbet, un wounded. 

Mttoattbel&ar, unchanging. 

Unmtberfte^ltdr P irresistible. 

Mttintttg, angry. 

Utttotttfitfyrttd), involuntary. 

Mtttlirfd}, morose. 

im§'toetfeUjaft, undoubted. 
nrali, ancient. 
Urtaufc (-3), m., furlough. 
Utfa^C ( — , -It), /., reason, 
cause. 

Skater (-3, *), m., father; — 
bet @tabt, alderman. 

SBaterlanb (-3, -e), ».-, father- 
land. 

SBaterlanb^&ertetbiget: (-3), w., 
defender of his country. 

toettdjenMau, violet blue. 

tierabrebett, to agree upon; 
tok ocraBrcbet, as if by 
appointment. 

tierobfcfttcbctt, to dismiss; refl., 
to depart. 

fceranbert, altered. 

tJerottftaltCtt, to arrange. 



SBerauftermtg (— , -n), /., dis- 
posal. 

SBerfcattb^eug (-$), w., ban- 
dages. 

toer&ergen (a, o), to conceal; 
tier&orgen fatten, to con- 
ceal; im $erborgenen, in 
hiding. 

fcer&teten (o, o), to forbid. 

tier&ttten (-bat, -beten), refl., 
to protest against. 

toerfcrennen (berbrannte, ber- 
brannt), to burn. 

SBerfcritbermtg (— , -en), /., 
fraternization. 

fcerbantpfen, to escape. 

fcerbemfen, to owe. 

SBerbtenft (-e$, -c), m., ser- 
vice. 

fcerefyrett, to present. 

$ereljrer (-3, — ), w., ad- 
mirer. 

Detettttgen, to unite, reconcile. 

ttetettJtgt, departed. 

toerfatten (-ftel, a), to fall 
(into). 

toerfefylen, to miss. 

tJCrgiitten, to embitter. 

toergefyen (-gtng, -gemgen), to 
pass. 

fcergeffen (a, e), to forget. 

toergleicfyen (t, i), to compare. 

SBergnitgen (-3, — }, »,, pleas- 
ure. 

uergolben, to gild. 



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SBergotbrnto, (— , -en), /., gild- 
ing. 

toerpnttett, to grant. 

aerfyalteu (ie, a), refl., fid) ftitt 
— , to be quiet. 

$eri)cUtm3 (-feS, -fe), n., sit- 
uation. 

fcerfjeerett, to devastate. 

Derfyeiften (ie, et), to promise. 

fcerffuttett, to conceal. 

aerfaufett, to sell. 

Derfiifylen, re/Z., to cool off. 

fcerfiirsen, to injure. 

tjerfangett, to desire. 

fcerfoffen (te, a), to leave, de- 
sert. 

fcerfefcett, to pass, spend 
(time). 

toerleiben, to disgust one 
with. 

fcerleiljen (te, te), to grant, 
give. 

Derltebt, lovelorn, in love. 

©erltebte (-n, -n), m., 

lover. 

toertterett (o, o), to lose. 

t>er!o&ett, rg^., to become en- 
gaged. 

tterloretl, absent-minded. 

fcermiigett (-modjte, -modjt), to 
enable, to be able. 

tjentetgen, refl., to bow. 

tjerneinen, to deny. 

toernunfttg, sensible. 

$errater (-3, — ), w., traitor. 



toerroftet, rusty. 

toerfagen, to deny; fcerfagt 
Met ben, be denied. 

tterfaitmett, to neglect, miss. 

fcerfrfjersett, to lose. 

toerfdjteben, different. 

Derfdjleiert, veiled. 

fcerfdjottett, lost from view, 
disappeared. 

toerfdjnnnben (a, u), to disap- 
pear. 

fcerfeljett (a, e), to provide, 
discharge; refl., to be aware 
of. 

SSerfefyen (-%, — ), n., mis- 
take; au§ — , by mistake. 

uerfenfett, to sink. 

toerfe^en, to reply. 

fcerftegeln, to seal. 

toerftttfen (a, u), to sink. 

Derfofyttt, reconciled. 

©erfflnnenfjett, /., meditation. 

Derf paten, refl., to be late. 

fcerfpredjett (a, o), to promise. 

fcerftanbtg, sensible. 

UCtftcrfCtt, to hide. 

toerftemew, to petrify, harden. 

$erfttmmmtg, /., dissatisfac- 
tion. 

tterftofylen, hidden, secret. 

ticrftorbcn, departed, dead. 

tterjtummen, to be silent. 

t>ertaufd)ett, to exchange, con- 
fuse. 

tiertteft, absorbed. 



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toertreifcen (te, te), to drive 
away. 

toertreten (a, e), to represent. 

fcertoafjrt, provided with. 

fcertoattbelt, transformed. 

ScrtoanbtC (-it, -n), m., rela- 
tive. 

t>ertt>egen, bold. 

berttrffynt, spoiled. 

tJCrtounbem, rc^., to be sur- 
prised. 

toerttmttbert, surprised. 
toerttmnbet, wounded. 
toerseifyen (te, te), to pardon. 
$ersetl)Utt8, /., pardon. 
fcet^ogen, spoiled. 
JBer^ttJCtftung, /., despair. 
luel, many, much. 

tnetynnbertftimmig, many- 
voiced. 
inettetdjt, perhaps. 
fctetmefyr, rather. 

luer, four. 

S5ict5tgct (-3, — ), m., forty- 
year-old ; etit angefyenber — , 

a man well in the forties. 

tu>a, full. 

fcottanf, sufficiently. 

tJOttettbcn r to complete. 

toottettb£, certainly, com- 
pletely. 

trftttg, complete. 

tiottfommen, perfect, com- 
plete. 

fcott'ftopfen, to stuff. 



*>0tt, of, from, by. 

t>or, before, above, ago, in 
front of; — fid) tyttt, to her- 
self. 

boxauS'tommtn (fam, o), to 
get ahead. 

fcorau^'tragen (u, a), to carry 
ahead. 

SSoxbtfyalt (-$, -e), m.\ pro- 
viso, condition. 

t>or&et, past; an ettoaS — , 
past something. 

toor&et'gattojrieren, to gallop 

past. 
©orfcetmarfd) (-e$, -*e), m., 

marching past. 
twrbet'retten (ritt, gerttten), to 

ride past. 
aorfcei'stetyett (m, fiejogcn), to 

march past. 
ttor/feerettett, to prepare. 
fcor'brangen, to obtrude. 

toot' fatten (ftel, a), to happen. 

toor'finben (a, u), to find. 

25orgcfc^tC (-n, -n), m., su- 
perior. 

tior'^a^cn (Ijatte, gefjabt), to 
intend. 

Dorfyer, first. 

fcorfyht, before. 

toor'fommen (fam, o), to seem. 

JBormann (-e3, ^er), w., im- 
mediate superior. 

JBormnttb (-3, -e), ra., guar- 
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toomefym, elegant. 

toor'nefymen (a, genommen), to 
take up; refl., to resolve. 

ttomefymftd), especially. 

$orftf>eht (-$), m., appear- 
ance; pm — frnnmen, to 
appear. 

&0r'ftf>toe&ett, to hover before; 
e3 fd)tt>e&t tfym tttoaS *>or, 
he has something in 
view. 

UOrftdjtig, careful. 

Starfprung (-3, ^e), m., start, 
advantage. 

tjor'ftefjen (ftanb, geftanben), to 
preside over. 

fcor'ftetteit, refl., to picture to 
one's self. 

t)0rtetff)(tft, advantageous. 

toorit&ergeljettb, temporary. 

SBortoanb (-3, ^e), w., excuse. 

$0Mltrf (-3, ^e), m., re- 
proach; fid) pm — madjen, 
to blame one's self. 



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ttmdjen, to watch, guard. 
SBftdjter (-3, — ), m., watcher. 
ttwdjfen (n, a), to grow. 
toatfer, valiant, brave. 
*Baffe (— , -n), /., arm, 

weapon. 
SSage (— , -n), /., balance; 



fttff bte — fyaftett, to coun- 
terbalance. 

ttmgen, to dare. 

SBctgen (-3, — ), w., wagon. 

2Baf>( (— , -en), /., choice. 

28af)(fjmtd) (-3, -e), m., 
motto. 

tDCt^tCtlb, while, during. 

tuatjrfyaft, truly. 

SBafyrfjeit ( — , -en), /., truth. 

ttatjrfcfyeutftdj, probably. 

SBatfc ( — , -n), /., orphan. 

2£aft)&erg (-3, -e), m., forest- 
covered mountain. 

SSanb (— , -e), /., wall. 

ttmnbent, to wander. 

SBange ( — , -n), /., cheek. 

toanfen, to sway. 

ttmnn, when. 

ttmrm, warm. 

SSarte (— , -n), /., outlook. 

ttmrten, to wait. 

ttmrum, why. 

KKt3, that, which, what. 

Staffer (-8, — ), n., water. 

2Baffergrct&en (-3, *■), m., 
moat. 

foetfen, to wake. 

tfleber, neither. 

2$C8 (-8, -*)# w -> way, 
path. 

toeg'Metfcen (te, te), to stay 
away. 

toegett, on account of. 

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toeg'fefyett (a, e), to look away 

from. 
toeg'tretett (a, e), to step back. 
SBetfc (-eS, -er), n., woman, 

wife; SBeifcdjett (-$, — ), ft.; 

SBei&lettt (-8, — ), w. (used 

facetiously). 
toetMid) womanly, feminine. 
toetd), soft, tender. 

SBetbenge&ttfdj (-eS, -e), w., 

willow brush. 
tPetfjCtt, to consecrate. 
toeU, because. 
SBetfe, /., while; BeUdjen (-3), 

SBctn (-3, -e), w., wine. 

toehten, to weep. 

SSctfc ( — , -n), /., manner; 

melody. 
toetff, white. 
foett, far, broad; ofytte — Ct 

ju fragen, without more 

ado. 
todterfyitt, farther. 
tucit(aufig r extensive. 
feeder (/. toefctye, w. toeld)e£), 

who, which. 
SBelt (— , -en), /., world; atte 

— , everybody. 
toeftffag, prudent. 
SSettlage, /., state of affairs. 
SSdttcirm (-3), w., universal 

uproar. 
toettbett (toanbte, getoanbt), to 

turn; refl. } to turn. 



toettig, little, few; am — ften f 

least of all. 
toetttgftettS, at least. 
ftetut, if, when; — dttd), even 

if. 
tticr, who. 
SSerbcr (-3, — ), m. y suitor. 

toerben (toarb or tourbe, 0), to 

become, grow. 
toerfen (a, 0), to throw. 
SBct! (-3, -e), w., work. 
SBerf^cug (-3, -e), w., tool. 
toert, worthy; — uiib tater 

dear. 
SSert (-e$, -e), m. y value; 511 

feljr ttttter bem — , at too 

great a loss. 
SBefetl (-3, — ), n., being; 

manner; — tret&ett, to 

exist. 
toe3fyal&, why. 
SBetterfjafytt (-3, ■"■£), w., 

weathercock. 
SSettlattf (-3, ^e), w., race. 
ttritfeltt, to wrap. 
IHte f as, as if, like, how, in 

which, such as; — ftemt, 

as if; — efcett, just like, as. 
toteber, again. 
ttrieber'erfetttten (erfannte, er* 

fatmt), to recognize. 

ttrieberfyolen, to repeat. 
SBieberfefyr, /., return. 
SBieberfommen (-3), n. f re- 
turn. 



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tarieber'fefjen (a, e), to see 
again. 

ttrieberum, again. 

SBtCge ( — , -n), /., cradle. 

SStefc (— , -n), /., meadow. 

ttri(b, wild. 

SBhtf (-3, -e), ra., gesture; 
t(>re3 — e3 getamrtig, sub- 
ject to her beck and call. 

SButfef (-3, — ), m., corner, 
angle. 

2£tnfe(gafjd)ett (-3, — ), n., 

side street. 

SSmter^cmb (-3, -e), »., win- 
ter shirt. 
tariff (id), really. 
SBirfmtg ( — , -en), /., effect. 
SBirtin ( — , -nett), /., hostess; 

bic — tnctdjen, to play the 

hostess. 
tariffeu (tamjjte, getouftt), to 

know (how, of). 
SBittaic ( — , -n), /., widow. 
SBtttoenftfjaft, /., widowhood. 
SBittoenftif (-eg, -e), m., 

widow's home. 
too, where, when; — and), 

wherever. 
tawftei, at which, with which, 

in connection with which. 
28od)e (— , -It), /., week. 
tvoi)i, well, probably, indeed; 

eutettt — feitt, to feel well. 
tauri)(aufgd)0&en, safe. 
niflfjioebacfjt, wisely. 



toofylbdannt, familiar. 

taJO()(ebe(, dignified. 

ta)0f)(etngettricfe(t, carefully 
wrapped. 

tawl)(ge(aimt, good-humored. 

ta)0(}(()a&enb, wealthy. 

taurt)(tattg, charitable. 

ta)0(|(taH)Henb, benevolent. 

tawfyttett, to dwell, live. 

SBofynmtg ( — , -en), /., dwell- 
ing. 

tt) often, to wish, want, like, to 
be about to, be willing. 

talptten, woollen. 

taumtpgftdj, if possible. 

SSmme (— , -n), /., joy. 

taJMtttig, blissful. 

tawrauf, whereupon. 

tawrin, in which. 

SBort (-eg, -e or -^er), n., 

word. 

tariU)(en, to agitate; in bcr 
e3 tmmer beffommener mtb 
ttmnberndjer getamtyW unb ge* 
axbtxUt Ijatte (p. 37), which 
had grown more and more 
uneasy and troubled, had 
become more and more agi- 
tated and excited. 

SSunbe ( — , -n), /., wound. 

SSunber (-3, — ), »,, miracle. 

tamnberfcar, wonderful, sur- 
prising. 

tantttber(id), queer, peculiar. 

tamnbew, reft., to be surprised. 



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tottttberfctm, wondrous. 
SBimfd) (-e3, *e), w., wish. 
toittifdjen, to wish. 
toiinfd)en3toert, desirable. 
toiirbe&oft, dignified. 
SButft ( — , *e), /., sausage. 
SSur^cI (— , -It), /., root. 



Safyl ( — , -etl), /., number. 

$af)1l (-3, JL t), m., tooth. 

gart, delicate. 

^Ctrtltdj, tender. 

gaittt (-3, ^e), fence; twitl — e 
Bremen, to start without 
provocation. 

5el)tttttat, ten times. 

£ettf>en (-3, — ), »., sign; §um 
— ■, as a sign. 

Setgen, to show. 

£etfe (— , -n), /., line. 

3ett ( — , -en), /., time; mit 
bet — , in course of time; 
Dot — ett, long ago. 

gettttttg ( — , -en), /., news- 
paper. 

getttifolte (— , -n), /., Pro- 
vence rose. 

^erfdjeften, to shatter; to be 
crushed. 

gerftampfen, to trample. 

$erftreuen, refl., to scatter. 

Qttttl (-3, — ), m., note. 



3euge (-n, -n), m., witness. 
gtdjortettfaffee (-8), m., chi- 
cory. 

gtefyen (jog, gejogen), to draw, 

pull; march, move. 

Ski (-3, -e), n., goal. 

fttemltd), rather, almost, fairly 
well; fo — , just about. 

i^teritd), graceful, dainty. 

SmtXt (— , -n), /., cigar. 

gimmer (_g / — ^ w#> room. 

Stttew, to tremble. 

3tt)i( (-3), w., civilians; citi- 
zen's clothes. 

3ofe (— , -n), /., maid, 

3<>pfftU, (-3), ^t,, conven- 
tional style. 

§tt, to, for, too. 

Su'&rutgett (brctcfyte, gebradjt), 
to pass. 

ptfett, to quiver; btC 9(djfefa 
— , to shrug the shoulders. 

glttfer (-g), m., sugar. 

3ufatt (-3, -"-e), w., accident, 
fate. 

pfcttttg, accidental. 

§lt'fftiftew, to whisper to. 

3ug (-3, -e), m., procession. 

Su'gef>en (gtng, gegangen); e3 
gefyt taut mtb fafttg 511, 
people are lively and cheer- 
ful; tote t$ tm Gbtofon ixnb 
SHehten pgutg, what was 
done in general and par- 
ticular. 



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Siigettt, to control. 

5Ugetatt f given, inclined. 

gltgletd), at the same time. 

guftmft, /., future. 

5U(ei£t, at last, finally. 

5Utna(, especially. 

gimadjft, in the first place. 

SUredjt'legett, to arrange. 

Sitrnen, to be angry. 

%UXM, back. 

%UTUd f hUihtXl (te, te), to re- 
main behind. 

gurittfgefeljrte (-n, -n), w., 
returned wanderer. 

Suriid^altett (te, a), to detain. 

%UXud'hf)Xtn f to return. 

pnieffommen (fam, o), to 

come back. 

juritcffe^ett, to slight. 

prittf ftetfen, to put back. 

pritcfftefyett (ftcmb, geftanben), 
to yield precedence. 

prucftretett (a, e), to retire, 
step back. 

prittf'toerfett (a, o), to throw 
back. 

Sitriitf ^ic^cti (*og, ge^ogen), refl., 
to withdraw. 

gu'rufen (tc, u), to call to. 

3ltritftmtg (— , -en), /., prep- 
aration. 

§ufatntnen, together. 



Sufammcn'fa^rctt (u, a), start 
(in fear). 

pfammena,efei§t, composed. 

§ufammen'nel) men (a, genom* 
men), refl., to compose one's 
self. 

pfammen'ft<§en (fag, gefeffen), 
to sit together. 

Bufct^ (-eg, -*e), m., addition. 

3«fc^aucr (-3, — ), m. t ob- 
server. 

p'fdjtoiiren, to swear to. 

p'faredjen (a, o), to comfort. 

3uftanb (-3, -"-e), w., condi- 
tion. 

^u'trauett, re/?., to be confi- 
dent. 

gutoerftdjt, /., confidence. 

p'toenben (toanbte, getoanbt), 
to direct towards. 

gttmitg (-$), m., restraint. 

fttoax, indeed. 

%t9tdlo$, aimless. 

§ttlCt, two. 

Stoetertet, two kinds of. 

Stoeifefa, to doubt. 

§toetf|unbertjaf)rig, two hun- 
dred years old. 

S&jette, second. 

gnnefprad), /., conversation. 

^totfdjen, between, among. 

Stottff, twelve. 



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